March 4, 1991

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Navy Terminates F-14 Remanufacturing Program, Clouding Grumman’s Future as Airframe Builder

NEW YORK The U. S. Navy last week formally terminated Grumman Corp.’s F-14D remanufacturing program, increasing the odds that the company eventually will be forced out of the airframe business. About 400 employees who worked on the $788-million program are expected to receive layoff notices during the next two weeks.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI2 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Douglas Completes Flap Impingement Tests on C-17’s F117-pw-100 Engine

LOS ANGELES Douglas Aircraft Co. recently completed flap impingement tests on the C-17 transport’s Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 engine at Douglas’ Quartzite, Ariz., test facility. Portions of the high-lift blown flap system were mounted on the fixture.

AIR FORCE/SDI SHUTTLE MISSION

USAF/SDI Space Shuttle Flight to Execute Complex Maneuvers

WASHINGTON The Air Force/Strategic Defense Initiative shuttle Mission 39 flight is to use the most complex manned orbital operations of the shuttle program to obtain data important for development of new military surveillance satellites and missile intercept vehicles.

By CRAIG COVAULT11 min

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U. S. Lawmakers Tighten Scrutiny of B-1B and C-17 Aircraft Programs

By PATRICIA A. GILMARTIN5 min

Air Force Completes Flight Tests of B-1B’s Defensive EW Systems

By BRUCE D. NORDWALL5 min

British Aerospace Weighs Job Cuts, Other Changes at Its Civil Aviation Unit

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN3 min

U. S. Lawmakers Tighten Scrutiny of B-1B and C-17 Aircraft Programs

By PATRICIA A. GILMARTIN5 min

Air Force Completes Flight Tests of B-1B’s Defensive EW Systems

By BRUCE D. NORDWALL5 min

British Aerospace Weighs Job Cuts, Other Changes at Its Civil Aviation Unit

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN3 min

Defense Dept. Seeks $ 15 Billion to Pay for Persian Gulf War

Wallenberg Launches Friendly Takeover of Saab-scania; Buyout Would Assure Continued Swedish Ownership

Navy Terminates F-14 Remanufacturing Program, Clouding Grumman’s Future as Airframe Builder

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI2 min

NASA Will Roll Discovery Back From Pad for Repairs to Cracked Door Drive Mechanism

USAF Orders Cuts in Central European Aircraft; 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing to Be Deactivated

Douglas Completes Flap Impingement Tests on C-17’s F117-pw-100 Engine

USAF/SDI Space Shuttle Flight to Execute Complex Maneuvers

By CRAIG COVAULT11 min

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U. S. Lawmakers Tighten Scrutiny of B-1B and C-17 Aircraft Programs

By PATRICIA A. GILMARTIN5 min

Air Force Completes Flight Tests of B-1B’s Defensive EW Systems

By BRUCE D. NORDWALL5 min

British Aerospace Weighs Job Cuts, Other Changes at Its Civil Aviation Unit

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN3 min

Aviation Week | March 4 1991 Table of Contents

U. S. Lawmakers Tighten Scrutiny of B-1B and C-17 Aircraft Programs

By PATRICIA A. GILMARTIN5 min

Air Force Completes Flight Tests of B-1B’s Defensive EW Systems

By BRUCE D. NORDWALL5 min

British Aerospace Weighs Job Cuts, Other Changes at Its Civil Aviation Unit

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN3 min

Defense Dept. Seeks $ 15 Billion to Pay for Persian Gulf War

Wallenberg Launches Friendly Takeover of Saab-scania; Buyout Would Assure Continued Swedish Ownership

Navy Terminates F-14 Remanufacturing Program, Clouding Grumman’s Future as Airframe Builder

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI2 min

NASA Will Roll Discovery Back From Pad for Repairs to Cracked Door Drive Mechanism

USAF Orders Cuts in Central European Aircraft; 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing to Be Deactivated

Douglas Completes Flap Impingement Tests on C-17’s F117-pw-100 Engine

USAF/SDI Space Shuttle Flight to Execute Complex Maneuvers

By CRAIG COVAULT11 min

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