June 17, 1991

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HEADLINE NEWS

Osprey Flight Tests Suspended After Crash of No. 5 Aircraft

PHILADELPHIA Bell Boeing and the U. S. Navy have suspended flight tests of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey while investigators attempt to discover why the fifth full-scale development aircraft crashed last week during its first flight. Bell Boeing officials also last week were assessing the effect that the loss of the aircraft could have on the scheduling of the flight test program, which is structured for five fully functioning aircraft.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO6 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

Navy Wavered on A-12 Weight, Contractors Charge in Lawsuit

WASHINGTON The U. S. Navy relaxed its weight requirements during the A-12 attack aircraft development program but reimposed them when it canceled the contract, General Dynamics Corp. and McDonnell Douglas Corp. charged in a lawsuit against the government.

By DAVID F. BOND5 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

Air Force, Congress Near Agreement on F-22 Development Contract Award

ANDREWS AFB, MD. The Air Force’s F-22 program manager said the service has reached a tentative agreement with Congress that would allow a contract award for engineering and manufacturing development of the advanced tactical fighter as early as July 1.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO4 min

PARIS AIR SHOW 1991

Show Spotlights Technologies as Flight Presentations Decline

LE BOURGET The 1991 Paris air show features first-time appearances of several Western and Soviet aircraft, but much of the salon’s attention is being focused on hardware, system and equipment displays in the exhibit halls and along the flight line.

PARIS AIR SHOW 1991

Uncertain U. S. Military Needs Hamper Industry Restructuring

WASHINGTON U. S. defense companies are gradually coming to terms with the harsh fiscal realities of the 1990s as they move to streamline their operations and identify core areas that offer potential for continued growth. But the task has not been made any easier by their major customer—the Defense Dept.—which has provided only the barest outline of its future requirements.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO9 min

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PARIS AIR SHOW

Growing Economies, New Airports Stoke Pacific Rim Transport Boom

HONG KONG Strong traffic growth stoked by growing regional economies and the opening of new Asian airports will likely continue the Pacific Rim air transport boom into the next decade. A secondary network of air routes will evolve between Asia’s smaller cities and developing markets in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China and Indochina.

By PAUL PROCTOR9 min

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PARIS AIR SHOW

Ill-defined U. S. Defense Priorities Making Industry a ’gambler’s Paradise’

NEW YORK The U. S. defense industry is in transition, and its slow, painful contraction is the most visible sign of a far more serious problem that will influence contractors’ business prospects through the 1990s. The industry is drifting like a ship without a rudder, with virtually no direction from the Defense Dept.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI8 min

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