As a complex product with high and new technology, the economical design of aviation equipment is paid more and more attention.As a complex product of high and new technology, the economical design of aviation equipment has been paid more and more attention. How to control and reduce the life cycle cost as much as possible is the focus of aviation equipment research under the premise of meeting user demand. Through the life cycle cost control theory and method of research, summary of aviation equipment development of economy experience and lessons, combined with the characteristics of military industrial products for management in China, from the aspects of ideology, management and technology, study a set of suitable for China's aviation equipment at the design stage of the life cycle cost control strategy, and in the development of a certain aircraft pilot application, achieved good effect of controlling cost, validate the life cycle cost of multi-path the rationality and validity of the control strategy.