GARUW MOMMA IN Vol. 32, No. 1, Bethpage, N.Y. Janvary 14, 1974 joss Pas Keeshond George Males (8) 7 faerie beping to dei med develop ‘Metane re hee noi, Tat mena by Grommet Aeespoce, Caste by Pre Annette) See big assist for firefighters in electronic fire hose nozzle ‘The test conditions weren't ideal 1 was cold at Bethpage on December 1B when two engineer rom. Cram man Acrospce demonsted an elec tronically contolled fire hose nore, signed by Advanced Development © bel in the ght agaist fies. And the ert day at's demonseton in New York Cty, condions were no beter it wos el col. dea conditions bt have included frecing moke, fre, sess, and at tmes, much ole and some confusion. Ideal” becase rave of the de the task, thelr equipment ie’ the many fire hoses that slther out from s pumper trock during « howe (oF apartment fre, for instance, Bach Pumper tuck requires a fullime Sperstor who must monitor all hoses ‘Wading. fom the vehicle, must, star. td op the low of water io the hoes, tnd ‘make any required. adjusiments to the weter flow depending on length, levaton, depesion, or bends in the owes He must ao be constantly on the alert wo cree ny alfnction i he pimper tack Tons in wate flow [ivan ofthe owes could not ony to pade bringing the fire ender con, Weould aio endanger the ves of fre sen atling the flames. And hors, nce pressurize, ein sand ie foule to manewver during fre Baht. ‘tingle leak in ay ofthe howe would te enogh to drain the ents sytem Somatines 10 the nrzeman and er operitor hae o communicate Ey"thoute nd and signal and You might imagine how ex that Eeuid”bresk down inthe nose and Confusion Unt accompany some con Fagratons ‘About to peas ago, Public Tek nology, Ine. > « now proft orgeize on proved by ly, sat and unt opaniztons o chanel pace: See ecology into salving eats prcbleme—cere to Grummen for belp {© change da station round. The Sleerontally conta fre hose. noe Ste wveled w couple of weeks 90 i the Bt step fn the proses (Continued on page 7) plane news Grumman named by NASA for $19.5 million contract It was a good way to close old yeer = and eppen Tent promise to the new (On December “15, the National Aeronautics and Spece Administration fansouneed tha it had selected Grom man Aerospace for $19 milion Project to modify two Gulfsveam Tt saft for uses. erew trainer for the Space Shuttle Osbiter. ‘Grumman hed been ia compestion for the Shut Training Aierattcon- tract for nearly two years, with the Cngiol ist of four arecspace firms ‘ered to only two — Grumman and Tockhsed=in the summer of 1972. ‘Under terms of the contrat, ald STA" program director Bill. Fehrs, Grumman will modfy OF aircraft 10 fimlae the Orbiter cockpit, vival ues, banding gulls, and duplieate the Orbite's umospherle descent Jectry from approximately 35,000 feet altrde as it retars from earth orbit fo landing ona runway. NASA expects the talniag siveralt to be delivered approximately 2% years afer the eon trata signed. The production srraft, Says. Fehrs, wil be. purchased on fixedprce basis, while the required ‘modifications will be under cox lust fixe dee arrangement, NASA's Fotnson ‘Space ‘Center at Hotton, Tex, wil manage the contract work ‘Since the Galfetream Il fant, which Weighs 62,000 pounds, i gong to be a fight trainer forthe Orbiter, which will weigh approximately 250, the 000 pounds, the performance of the Targer vehile mast be simlated in ‘umber of respects “Beene of is size and design, the Gulfstream II moves trough the shles with much less resistance — drag — ‘modified to thet wil lke, sod Tha the fea! of, dhe much Bigger, heavier detoving Orbiter So we to employ ‘svc’ means — inflight {hewn reverses on the engines and speed brakes to slow down the Shut the Tealning Aivraft (GIN) to simulate the drag oF resistance the Orbiter will tencovnter ae it returns from earth o Sit and descends from 35,000 fee to touchdown, In tht way,” Genzinger the ‘eel’ of the Orbiter’ flight con trols and handling qualites tong be fore they ever te info the real thing ‘And Gentlingee noted thatthe Gil ‘has plenty of growth potential as & trance so that ican secommodste any design changes to te Orbter which ‘nay have further effects onthe craft ‘dling quaies, ‘Othe seta! modification othe Gt will Include direct Blt Mape to sioulte the Orbiter’ expected attade nd eave (vertical) control, and the installation of side force contals post toned under the wing to simulate ex: pected sidewards movement of the Spacers Tide, there will be « digital fy Dywire fight control system In the simulated cockpit ofthe aloe. At the Te isthe pilot's sation; on the right side is the standard Gulfstream Il (Continued on pose 3) Aerospace wins Air Force study Late Tyerday afternoon, January the Ais Force announced that it had warded Grommen Aerospace. end General Dynamics Fort Worth design sudy contacts on the ER-IIA ait craton electronics countermeasures ‘eat which could give added pro: tection to strike nreraft operating over beevily forted radarcontolled de fesive postions. “The contact Is worth $2.5 milion snd includes 4 sevenmonth eudy #0 Insull the ALG99 tactial jameting system (currently in use in the Grom ‘an FAGS Prowler) in the PNA. In this Phise | design study, Grom Blan Aerospace and General Dynamics will work out in specie deal how the iructural modienton and ECM ys {ems integration would be acomplish of In Phase 1, the Aeronnuticl Sye- tems Division ‘of the Air Force Sys tems Command, which manages de- ‘velopment and sequision of weronas: eal sistem end related support equlp- roent, would selec elter Gruman or General Dynamics © produce Ue (Continued om page 8)That's along time ago... ‘The year was 1960: John F. Kennedy was elected President ofthe United Sites; Vince Lombard wes beginning to forge a championship team at Green Bays America war sill paying catch-up to Rossa’ eatly pace exploite—snd the nation’ flat space maa, Alan Shepard, wouldnt fly board Freedom 7, a Mercury speceraft, until a year ister’... and, 1 Navy letenantconimander named Dan Morphy of VS-35 mad a forced landing at Imperial Beach, Californs, when an engine caught fire aboard the $2 Tracker he was lying. ‘Nineteen sixty. Tha’ a long time ogo. John Kennedy and Vines Lombardi are gone, each in his own way a part of the American legend. ‘Al Shepard, fllowing that fst fight for America, hed to walt another 10 years before he made his second space Might, his time as commander of Apollo 14 during ts sucessful moon mission In 1971. And Dan Mur phy? He went on 40 become Vice Admiral Dan. Morphy, Commander Bf the US. sath Fleet For VS35, 1960 marked the lait me Ie ex Perenced any kind of operational ecident—and that includes 74,344 fight hours (as of September 1873), more thas 12300 day and 8,000 night carrer landings, three deployments 10 the western Pecific, war tnd peace in Southeast Asa. One helluva record! Tn November, VS33 deployed from the Navsl Air Staon at San Diego for the western Pacific agen, this time abocrd the Kity Hawk fe pact of what i termed "the fit real CV concept deployment” Bat befbre they salle, the men who fly and maintsin che Tracker in VS-33 watched az Vice President Ress Mickey presented Car. L. G. Perry, for ‘skipper of the An-Submarine Warfare group, with a special evlation ety award which seluted the squadron for "unparalleled achievement In carver aviation sfey." Following thal, Commander Perry was soc ceded as shipper of VS5 by Car. J. L. Kuhn. And Commander Kuhn ‘must be wondering, considering that record—13 years without an ci ent, “What do you do for an encore?” ‘Mohawk delivers in peace... or war ‘Last sping, the Army Corps of Engineers dtcovered tha the Grom ‘man Mobawk tod i selooking alrborve radar system could accom Bllsh in hours a task I had taken years for engineers using conventional beans. But the Mohew isn't puting anybody out of work . instead, the OV surellnce system fs providing Army engineers and scien: fats closer look at the world we ive in —unltered by ity natural ‘ornment of wees, undergrowth, loud cover, ete and unaffected by ‘ain, et, ors. ‘According tothe Fort Hauchica SCOUT, Army enginesrs were sted tons daring the rampeging foods on the Misssipp las spring, fd one of ther tanks was fo measure the amount of water et ood crest, A. week of bad weather prevented acral photographs, so the engl neers tried » new method-—SLAR—#o they could be assured of prec record of the limit of flooding. ‘Normally, corps surveyors plan to spend up to five years after a Mood seatching rete areas for high water marks and then ene. Inting emount of flood water snd measuring is boundaries at flood ers. Sidelooking sirbore radar—becsise of its ability to “eee” ncontinuos Stretch of ver along the alicaf’s Might path atthe exitieal moments ‘of flood erst ight through existing rain, snow, heavy clouds... even at fight—sllowed the engineers to collet enoagh raw information in jst {few hours to replace those years of conventional eld surveys ‘Geologists in other Corps of Engineers offices have already applied the sdedooking radar to a varley of geologieal and engneerng prob: Jems—geologc structures, ult systems, drainage patterns, soll pes, and land-use plonning—wvith results far exceeding expectations. Uring the Mohawk and SLAR for such peacafl exploits ln’ a re cant discovery, however. Some years ago, Grumman Aerospace engineers found that SLAR imagery could be of immeasurable suistance fn the de tection of importent geologic features «-- and forthe past few year, ‘Grumman Eceeystems. bus been making aerial. surveys, both in this country and in several foreign nations, wsing SLAR and other equipments {or oi and mineral exploration, pollution conrl, and other applications, fs vel, Gone . . . but not forgotten Though the days of wine and roses are over, at least for awhile, memories of thoee exciting days when American strona osrmeyed 10 the moon were revived couple of weeks ago. Falscale mockups of the ‘Grummat-NASA Linar Module andthe Noth American Command Mod- tle had been housed in Plant 4 during the mooa landings for ase by CBS {nie simulated coverage of the evens. ‘They were purchased from the brotdesting company by a private organization, Friends of the Nassau County Museum, Here, commemorating the purchase, are Nassau County Executive Ralph Cato, Viee President Gerry Kesler cf the Benk of North ‘America, also president of the “Frlends” group, Vice President Tom Kall director of Spoce Programs for Grumman Aerospace, and Vice President Robert Chandler of CBS. "The. Lunar Module will be moved to the Nassau County storage area at Sends Point where it will be aitained un Ici enshined a the Nasiou County Air end Space Muscum, scheduled to open in 1976 fs pert of the Mitchell Park complex. The county asp hopes to squire {EM text atcles for instalation in surroundings. resembling. the LM GRUMMAN, Jonny 14174LAMPS burning brightly as proposal deadline nears ‘The lghs have been burning bright- eventually take ove the entire deve- ly, for the proposal crew on the opment of the project Should Gram. AMPS Mark IIT Sytem Prime Con- ren win, thie tak would cater most treet since mid\Noverber. And afier of the ecvty ig Warminster, with & 7 ‘much welcomed holidey sccess, the Small crew in Washington, D.C, and Side force controls, sew Grumman Aerospace cam it once a rupport team at Betipage. "We have ‘ios again boring its own energy 19 mest experence in this field sys Boner, the January 16 deslie. "alu we accomplished a similar ts 'LAMES (Light Alrbome MultiPur- at Pt. Mugu with the F-14 program, Grumman gets $19.5 million TSinpatelcopte wsipedios aur “unbue for Gelatan" tesive “t Stuer alk de Sip hese. Seale ae fat ane'wésees us tO develop Shuttle trainer ing is logrange cee, nd lege. pon or equipment in someone Esti destoyer equipment rch Shes arene ay Bonner sae (Come from pgs 1) le and eae acts fo ce art todat and ona, detect he enemy and Orutnan bas een traning forte ceri eda lnc lie Anco record is beaings. The destroyer job forthe past ten yeas. We have CSrmanng ler, op the recom proven our copaiies in apts Petammed 0 fy the Orbe, Their Ed Chek, Enencing, Jon Bus, Inendaton ee Combet Inforten onapensat_ cpetcieas ati CMS raining igh wil Include aubsonle Mancfacturng, Frank igi, Fight Centr (CIC) Evaluator, sends out the integration. With this new business, HEht from 35,000 feet alitude to Acceptance John Gelety Procurement LAMPS San heicopsr to este the we can apply our technology tow new ding. tnd Andy Breunig, Quality Assurance. target inert Tis good fuel capacity and excellent Actual structural modifiatons on the Felowing the beatings sven by he peat challenge climbing rao goal the fr I won't begin at Pat 4 ul some {1C offen he belcoptsGrope son. Sos inthe weer The somebuoys According to Boner, the ral chal Send sls 10 the “apr, whieh in lege st erking ih he es simul, of comes, bed on the ter sends the sonra back to neve tems Commands “If we win ‘ae principle the oes hey ad for the destroyer’s CIC acoustic processor. the proposoal, we will not only be in- "0%s tht "The Gulfstream If is per- the Lunar Module," said Genralinger. ‘The costs procesor tes enter the vlved wih’ NAVAIR (Navel Ar Ey capable of ine traning eyes “But our jb bere in Pant 4 is 19 tr data bits into the central computer on- Systems), but NAVELEX (Naval PEC hours” i troduce modifications to, the Gulf. Sched the hip for itaraton into he EctonceSytme) and NAVSHIPS P= lg Sriems Divan Pho sream 10 permit the Orbiter ght ships citing equipment. "Wien he Neve Ships Sac), That makes pt wl rove the electones smu: ret og togh rly aa. Ketel te enemy sp tree comende to etd fd fon ica, °° 1" 0” in nice in arc of test See dna Mveta Tmscteas whetcg sige” NADC M€ PROING ascribe sted onthe bier. And now withthe recent NASA to attack or continue tracking from the The Mark 11K system is the second Second floor of Plant 4 to provide the contract award, we'll be going full ‘Rip apn, The ‘copier whieh can gceradon inthe LANES. progem, sbortst Uns of communication por 1 compete our ed ofthe brn ‘peas dy ong can covers range ‘The net Mark 1 ten led oP op to 100 mls from the mater “label!” eecwont, an "oe Ship? and is beniy aed wid or. venion” helicopter and avaele "NASA will also have ground based poe nae Sige oni seca opearionl 1, so Scones oes ait Before you go a paddlin’ Foureen companies rctved bid “The ew LAMPS IIL wil have 1f canoeing i your bag. wheter is shootng cals, poting though packages for the mull-milion dollar many misons: ASW (antaubmarine | te biyou country, caneecamping with the family, or fishing he ne- avy conact. The LAMPS Matk IIT yaclae); ASMD (enéship mise de- | o's rivers, Is neaing that time, AC leat you. can. start thinking Calls for total sjtem responsibly fens) against enemy panes, ships, | tbout i. Theres a new 1Gpege color brochure about Grumman Boats boving to igreting the sens submarine, mises; medial ‘cyace. | J off te prese—and i fee. The Bootle ean tell you a Tot about ard he desroyer and flicoper. Tint verel replenishment of sup. | Grumman canoes both dele ender: and square sem, as well a thorn it seems management on. pli; loses sopport tesla mai | ¥closve Sposenos. it Ind penne "And there's twoppage spread that may ald you in selecting » canoe “The proposal i fo only one part of Ms ee ag to best sult your own special needs. There i cert that Hlstraes the thraephase LAMPS program. Shay Nering the ene Teng and weight fairs, people and gear capecies, and specel con Gaps alt the submit deadline the Now nesting the end ofthe rgorous | Sasi features to be consaered for cea canoeing activites Navy wil announce te winer. Phase schedule of the 60: propos pre: if youre thinking of spring « «pet moving. Send for your new, contenu wl let 53 moths, parton, the Grumman LARPS tam | free brochure, Wrle fo EI Ness, Grommet Bots, Marsthon, No, Slimaxed by a “fipalt" demonstration te wrapping up the ene package. The | 13805. Tell him Plane News sent yu. Shoerd destroyer utilising the ell days haves brea Tong Tor the tf Copter. Then the. Navy wil ignl which involved a handed pople tit ions, reflection i ‘tle or oot 10 go thead with yak, and Propam Diccaar juke | Reflections, reflections, reflections phases two and Uee—preproduction Cohen, Ralph Asrora of Business De- So Santa left you a new 10sped bike under dhe twee. That's tes Ee grodueton Seen sera ee nating | fc.» grat forthe legs. But before you start wheeling it round twa, “re company tht wins will work bot prac for the Grumman crew, | ‘DAKE sare i is properly equipped, caulons Dick Sanchez, who heads closely with the Naval Air Devslop- from’ the design, ma nut Safety'for Grumman Aerospace, Sanches reminds all iets tment Center (NADC) in Warminisr, coating staffs to Preset or parchusrsof new bikes that they thould carry 10 ye, 10 — re Pan 'wbich has beenvesponble or ths “Sing ty worked ey week ac. | festrs In order for them to conform to New York State sey regula: TAREE proce mere of Sake ny etescr n'ont ard ae ha Bc, to ror we er eae Grum- when one week passed Into another: | oes on the rear sides, two amber oF white ones on the front sides, and mink talan metages af LAMPS, The only way I could tll it was the | two.on cach pedal, 'Tha?s whats called highly vibe profi the contractor will work together with Depianing of another weck was th INADC nthe beginning stages and the comics were in color on Sunday.” GRUMMAN, sewer 4.1978| F-14 finishes 1973 with final flourish ‘With 1973 drawing to a clos and the emphasis shifting to the upcoming new year, December, It ‘would stem, shold have been ateletively quit, ux ‘renful month For some, perhap, but ot the FL. ‘As star of just about any show it performs in, the Tomcar’s limelight burned belantly right vp to year's end, without any indications of dimming in ‘he coming year, either. "A round ip of the Fl4’s December achievements Include: The succesful completion of the shipboard ‘Board of Inspection and Survey tals ~ the carrer sireralt performance tls on the USS Forrestal. "Entering the downhill suetch — after sumer. cous shore: and seated milestones — of the eten- five BIS tals now under way a the Navel Air Test Ma. the year "Demonstrating the Tomear’s unique and soph seated capabilities to top Iranian officals during an "aeros the board tour of US. defense systems end instalatns. “Actually, the Tomeat’s succession of yearend pes formanees "Segan on Nov. 25 when three planes (Numbers 14, 15 and 41) weat aboard the For- reat (photos on page 4) forse tials which they Completed on Dez. 2. The Fis had made carrer test landings before, but this time it demonstrated its tapas to perform eariebasedfigher missions fnvallvaredes of sltuatons including sx Phoenix risslleaiedefense configurations, AlLNavy flight trewe from Patureat River conducted the, til Which Included 74 caapult shot, 73 arrested land- Ings snd: approximately 130 touch-andgo landings "Therese? "High succesfl," says Bill Rate, teale were. Grumman Corporation resident Jack Bierwith, Grumman Aerespece Sealor Vice Presi- dent for Advenced Systems Technology Grant Hed- Fick, and the Grumman Aerospece Vice President fd F-l4 Program Director Mike Pelech, Tn the December BIS report relating the F-14A's 8 ils om the Forresal, some of the pane’ out. fading features nem carierbased Aphter wereBIS, visitors, production are highlights cited, Including: direct lift contro; tow fuel con- Sumpton.per ess: capability 10 exlgpolt launch ttlaing the handsof technique exellent landing. ‘approach Held of view: cockpit comfort provided by the environmental cntel system during both Tight and light deck operons; the engage/Alsengnge fs: lures af the nose whes! steering system; and the ‘capability o revel without exerel electric power. he F144 sicplane has demonstrated many cu standing characteristics in the sreaft carrer en ‘iroament," the report states. "Ts antpated that the launch, approach and arestment characteristic: fof the F:14A wil result an excllent set reord in the shipbourd environment. The high maximum Her qualifeations of fet pilot "AL Pox River, where the F.14 has been involved fn the shore of te fas hve aad teen compete” he point out le have been socesfl nd hinge ‘ow have to be nce Cons ‘Dring the BIS tri, the Tomes has performed ‘more han 100 shore bes fais oaling fariy 170 fight hour, chong 46 cxtapleInnchings and 13 stested andlog. “Another tof athe petal performances 0 cured dering miémonth hen 8 Slgntion of Tea. {am offiine(photox on page 5) visited Calverton on Dee. 10. The vistors so nw the Tomest perform 2 the Navel Air Stan, Mire, Calf, on Dee in. "The Irani pry, which wa bs gist of tbe US.'Air Fore, inode General Mobummed hat Sot, Commander in Clef ofthe lperil Tenian Iie Fore; Big: Cen. Abdollah Azarbarea, Spaty Chief of stl for operations; Col Rabi Rabi, epaty {0 Gen, Azarbarains Lt Cay Mirflontn, nde ce Samp to Gen, Khatami: Lt Co. F- Hama, at at {ache ofthe imperil Iranian Air Force the US tnd Col. Kiskoavck, USAF, fosgnmitary sean fir forthe USAF [At Calveron, Gen. Khstms pany toured the Plant 6, ATS ahd VAST foctiess Che tes plot Chuck Sevel arated light emnstaon With Don Evans plang production srraft Number 30- Included were suth maneuvers ae an Immelman Toop. kfeedge pas, slowpeed pest 2 toe {continued on pose 8)Goal for ’74: deployment to Enterprise (continued from page 5) sod-g0 with a vertical climb, and landing with less ‘han 2,000 fet of ground ral ‘Other highlights of the vii were briefings on the overall Ft program situs by Mike Peleach and fn overview of tae introduction of the F-14 10 Tran by Tom Braneai, director of Middle East Opera- tions. Talks were given ona ere taining by Tony [arg and on logistics by Bernie Yudia. Also int. tendance were Grumman Aerospace Chairmen of the Bourd and President Joe Gavin; Grumman In- termational President Bob Townsend; bead of the Navy Foreign Miltary Sales, Admisl H. Gerbard, snd NAVPRO represents "At Miramar on De show for the Iranian vistors. Four Fle were in. ‘olved, piloted by Car. Peter Callawey, command: Ing offer of VF-I24: Capt. Lammoreaux, com modore of Miramar; Car J W. Taylor exccliveaf- fcer of VF2; and Gramman® Chuck Sewell Gea, ‘Kuta flew in the back set with Capt. Lamour: eaux and Gen, Azsrbarcn flew with Car. Callaway. "Tom Beancatl, who accompanied the vistors da. fing the Calverton end. Miremer portions of theit (our, reports that a number of other aircraft were slo Involved in the alr show, neuding Fete, TAP fd T.38s "Tt wat highly fect one host and 15 minute demonstration,” he say, “with © sgn feant amount of airraft participating from many squadrons" All old, te visors expresed consider sable prize forthe Tomest and ite performance. ‘Back at Calverton, the Hest was sill on up to the final work week af 1973. But when the Boal count down was completed, the production and Might de- livery cows at Calverton had accomplished the com. poration’ F-14 goals for 1973: all Feds through No. 54 had been sold tothe Navy, wi the final one, No, 50, acepted on Dec. 21, the last day of the ‘work year, Tomeats, Nos. 5,35, 36, 57 and 38 had tlt achieved flight stats by yeas end. Tn hie year nd metsage, Grumman Corporation President Jark SBlesvirth termed ita "fantastic achievement ‘No quesion about i. The month of December, as faras the F-4 is concerned, was an impressive Enale for an alteady Busy year, Mike Peehach says 1974 promises to be equally impressive, "Now that the Blane is back on is produclon schedule and with the BIS was heading int the final phase," he say, "Our principal effort for 1976 wil be directed to: rd deployment of the Tomcat 1 the USS Eater- Brie which operates on the West Cost Two aquad. {ont ot Miremar—-VF-1 and VE2—vil suppor his ‘ilo’ and wil alo be ssigned co the cami ‘And with that, the Tomeat sof to a running start inthe ew year, Grumman team completes F-14 repairs November 11 began as routine day during the Bourd of Inspection and Survey tals at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, (Ma. But when « plage crew was ground 1st ing one P14 (No. 17), the plane Went out of contol caeened dows the runway and tam ‘ned ino another F-14 (No. 20) parked nea by, Three men were hospitalized and damage 10 the two planes wes reported os “extensive” By year end, one of the planes (No. 20) was repaired and ready for Dght. The prini- al things creted for the success of the fast, Fepair job: teamwork and a rather remarkable Srerafé module concept which was designed Into the Feta aerate ‘According to George Thompson of the F-1¢ Prodection Manufacturing ‘Department who foordnated the reper team, the damage was done to No, 20 Inlet and lave seion which {sone of the base F-I4A modules, Within = few day afer the accident, an ssocate con teactor, Rohr, had supplied « new plove and Int structural module which was bul up with systems in Plant 1, Bethpage, then sent fo Pax Ri snd’ in operation on Tomeat No. 20/" 98 Thompson. "Considering the mulUnude of structural, witing. and plumbing systems in- volved inthe removal of the damaged module Section and the installation ofthe new module fd its yore, thie tak was unprecedented in the aerospace indus.” “Thompson atbules the sucess and speed of the jp® to the “oustanding work of the ‘epnir team at Pax River composed of Gram ‘mn people from Pax River, Bethpage and Cel- ‘ern, and to the superb support received from ‘uch depactmens as Production, Tooling, Ie Spection, Engineering, Support, Field Service, Contacts and Mate.” "The aftermath ofthe accident was scheduled for early this month when No. 20 wes slated to take tothe air once more. GRUMMAN, fone 1194Encourage mass transif, car pools to beat gas crisis Since the last isue of Plane News, ‘many people at Grumman have shown Interest in joining car poole and ui. ing macs tanats Gus D'Erio, head of Employee Servies, reports that ‘ver 200 sent in ther nanos for a sistance in eeitng up car pool tans portation, and. Tom Lashinaly, ead Of Taff, received over 270 Ingulies ‘shout but and rin services, You, t00, an join the winning crowd. “Probably the most economical vay (o travel io and from work is by june ing fellow workers in a eat pol,” sy ‘Vie President Tom Rozz. "When you sendin your name to Gus D'Errico in the Plant 2 ESO office, your name will ‘be set tothe valous ESO affiees, 50 that others who. wish 10 join a ear pool from your hometown will be able fo get in contact with you. Every ESO how has an Updated list of eat poo! enthusass—all you have to doi In {quire at your Joel ESO, get names of Interested people snd you do the rest Teining aca pot hast advantages Resides Using up less paoine, there ir lees wearand-teer on your ferly See big assist for firefighters in electronic fire hose nozzle (Continued from pase 1) Included in Grumman's new device, called a Nozsle Pomp Operaio, art Tounig collar tat fs behing the fire feos Sole end sends sletons ig nals toa devie on the pamper which fepults water tow" poeumatie ‘over tha operates off the truck's Sir brakes; Now contol, adjustable '320 gallons of water pet minut for tach base; end cone snd play that sounds lars should sytem probe tems devel ‘Among the meny features of the NRO system are Flow sonra st nozzle — the nozaleman, in direst contol, sop, farts, o ats sown water supply from the tack * Independent operation — e neh hose funstions independently of ster, unafiected by shutdown, sat ken hess ‘Mobility and maeuverbiliy — radio. con, Insend of vice and Band signals, limites. ny delay in delivery of changing demands * Constant low eontrl — the s7- tem tr repeatable and wil deliver the fae water flow each tine ie guested se all is “Advenced Development eagineers ‘George Nelion, Poul Kovach, ad Jol Bernstein worked on the design of the Syren Protoype Betonies in Pant 35 desiened and bait the tes. plane Gro GRUMMAN, try 194 miter and receiver... and the Pro- Auction Support group in Plant 8 Io ftlled the entre sytem on a New York city Fire Deparment track that ‘rae loned to Gromman a8'8 proto: ‘ype est bed. What Hes sheed? First, Grumman will beg an extensive tit and. dem nstratlon program Toe the ster — patents. are pending, by the way When that is completed, marketing wil "begin Ta cares. "Eventual testmble these smaller unit into larger ‘elements ofthe system for eventual In Stallion on fire vehicles. ‘And. for those” who question the vale of space technology? Peraps an ‘ectoniealy contd frehose now. ‘ae it the met glamorous applica tion imaginable, bat i could ceraily prove to be a lfessver. OBITUARIES GEORGE H. BOYCE of Cahetee Warstoues Pt died Deen 1 at {he age 52 He bad een with the Come py sane 1915 and ned a 6 Couey ab Ra Betpor LOUIS MIELER of Prod Reka and Assia Post 2. ded Decor 5 tthe SE ioe and teed ot 28 The ee AMES Ut, SIM of Sel Pas Auemtiy end been wh Gruman Aeepace tei ad 35 Herd Ra TOSEPH J. VORMETTAG of Dipsching. ee led Gramm 938 and ed an etn Sr Farge KATHRYN M. HEFFNER of Aves her death on Jomuary 2. She od been wh Gousman Aetepcy ata of ce years fd teed a ISDE Plast a, Fats FREDERICK KELLER JR. of Pst 4 Gran Beye mary 6 ate ye ot 3 He od ben he company ‘her aeen yrs ad Ted at Atos Cort Eo Nord ay 29 dco cure eet wee Tatonlly, we hope: you get to know "How do you signup for the Grum- yout Grumman neighbors and accord. man conmater bus "service"? Yost fil ing 10 Rea ou receive. prefered out the form on this page and tal i. pating space of Grumman In oher" areas of transportation, “Anotbet way to ght the gas crunch Lashisky s continuing fo work W isto signup for bus services says Tom the Surburban Mevopoan Bus AU {Lahey ata atten to Vice Chatman thority en the rerouting of the Nas Bill Zarkowsky, who is esordnating sau bus seve so thatthe bates op the tamporition progam, The cont outside the Grumman guts. Lashit- pany plans to srt thse who wish to Sky advises that employees can et 10 ft down on gasoline cansumplion by Bethpage via bus fom Freeport, Great taking arrangements for tree bus Neck, Westbury, Hermatenl: Masape: ‘uns from various locations in Sulftk qu, Hickavle, Long Beach and other {Couny, wit fares provated by dist’ Nassad towns. Information on sched: nee, tes and foes maybe obtained by eal Jing 6263000, But i you are interested Routes proposed inttaing « Nanas County but please ‘The fllowing bus routes are pro- fil ot the form on this page and mail. posed {to that Grumman might work out "Smitbaven Mall to Bethpage, eter schedule withthe bus company with stops a Klis Shopping Cente to sult your mes. in Commack and Wale Waitman Mall" Originally wher Gruman Aerospace jn Huntington. The bus will hen com bogen it trensportation stay back in tino to Bethpage where it will drop September of 1975, sid Tom Lahey, fries atthe respective plans.” it wa at tne request of the Contracts Southshore Mall to. Bethpage, Compliance Office rom the Depart starting at he mall in Bay Shore the ment of Defense. The company was Bethpage ple. ked perform sucha anapottion ray arte eahance he COOpan ‘tfimative ection program and inform {oie employees of potential employees of the various pubic tansporition systems on the Island, and how they ‘ould be wed to get wo Bethpage. 50 subscribed rider forthe coucesfe The energy crunch speeded up mat inves. The average fre wil be $8 per tr. poccteo-oc nn -—aA BUS SERVI | IS SERVICE | [te to | Ee en te ie 2 | Pe geecu e | aan | Peet i (-£2l.___{_-i_@ a ‘CAR TRANSPORTATION q | I | der Won or post tide von | Name = — Pont hn Phone Enon i | | iNavy employs Hawkeye trainer to sharpen skills of flight crews ‘The E2C Cockpit Procedures Train ex (CPT) recently passed. the Navy ‘Acceptance Test and. was shipped (© the Naval Training Center at Norfolk, Virginia, on December 19. ‘The purpose of the CPT isto tain [Navy plots and colts In sora and. emergency. procedures for the EC aireraft without sting foot in side an ‘actual E2, and for veteran pilot to. maintain thet prof Hydrosjsiems, Tac, of Fermingdale ‘was subcontracted by Grummen Aero: Space to design and build the tein. Grumman propram manager of the CCT, Ray Pros, and project engineer, Fred’ Hertmen, monitored the opera “The tralner consists primarily of an instrctors console and teinee's cock Pit, equipped with a telesypewstr, nd a Honeywell computer. ‘The Insivctor directs the entire teaining program Irom his contro com tole where he can et up simoleted flight condiont and. monitor the trsoee's actions A CRT display sxeen fs wed to display the nomad end femerpency” procedures. the trainees ‘must follow, and alo tepeye cockpit Instrument readings. AS each step of "procedure is scomplished by the Stagent sash (7) appears pet fo the the instvucter can insert various mal. fonctions inthe cockpit equipment to tain the students in emetgeney Pro: cedures, He alo hes the option ‘verde instrament readings genereted About the ads . Sorry, folks, but there are no ads conuined In ils sue of Plane News. Within the next week cr 8, thowgh, there il be a spect ad supplement ‘which will be delivered though Em ployee Service Offices. Look fori GRUMMAN AEROBP ACE Sommcmarons by the computer to illustrate instru lent fllures of Tor any other instoe- ional purpasss, and be can simulate Failure of individual circuit breakers through the console. ‘The trainee cockpit is Kdentcal to incorporate loading devices which pro- ide the plot trainer with reli fee, simulating foress encountered In the’ sreraft under normal and emer: ency conditions. ‘Grumman E-2C pilot, Al Hender- shot asst in the engineering, de- ‘velopment and evaluation of the cock: ie tae Inspection team From November 12 through 21, 2 [Navy inspection crew consisting of Lt ‘Bad Kraft, from the RVAW-120 quad on, acting es aczepince pilot; Pete Engl, projet enginesr at the Naval ‘Talning Equipment Center, TDCS E. Remingion, and TDC C. Not, both sssigned 10 mainining the CPT, an fhrovgh the various Acceptance Test Procedures at Hydrosptes, Inc. During the checkout, Cdr. Thomas , MeClenahan, Commanding Oficer of RVAW-120, and Lt. Ce, Kenneth Pewoski, Wing Operations Officer, ‘stopped by to get clos look at the now E-2C tine. Cér. MeClenzhan, ‘ess being impressed with he bond capabilites of the weiner, sald Har ‘msn, commented tht the cockpit rn. tris alo an excellent training tool for lane capa and for testing out new RATOPS (Naval Air Tratsing nd Operating Procedures Standardization) for the E2C. "The cockpit, procedures trainer cived ot the Norfolk training center before the holidays, and will be opera- ‘al early in 1974 ‘hetee by rad anti Buy Bonds... and ‘save’ more ‘You'l be gating «bigger return on {our invesiment in US. Savings Bonds Fhe coming yes, according to ret cent announcement by the. Treasury Department. The inerst rte offered ‘on Saving Bonds hus been increased from 5872 t0 66, and the maturity prod on F bonds has been reduced from 5 years 10 months 10 5 year "The Inerease, which became effec. sive December 1, 1973, wll also mean Really good show... ‘When the red bution on a Xerox machines less "Cal Key Operator” ou may be out of business Tor gle Eile». but at Plant 58 in Steing, Va, secording 16 fealty manage Joho ‘Otzeteat, there's very litle time fost ‘ve 10 mlfunedons. That's tr, he fl because Donnie Harper’ of ‘Quality Control and Jenny Elder of ‘Accounting show exceptional willing rest to resolve key operator problens, Because of that, Donnie and. Jeane ‘were honored recently by Xerox Cor Porsion with a create of resale fon, Otersedt believes the wo heve realy earned the ewards for oustand- Ing performance. As Jobn puts it ‘Good show! an improvement on all outanding Bonds They will ow cara am extra ‘gh foreach semi-annual interest per: fod beginning on or after that dts, Tn ese you'e Interested, thre are san estimated. 25" milion American Tamils who own savings bond, with 42 current value of more than $60 bi- Ton More on EF-111.. . (Continued from poge 1) sual erdwere—there would be wo Protoypes— to prove conlusively {hc the EFIIIA was an elective elac- tronic counter-measutes ste. Following that, the Ale Force might snnounce' 8 poabead on the tl hase, IL, x longzange program in Which 40" ot more existing’ FINS ould be” modified to become elec: tronic countermeasures aera ‘Commenting on the award, Grum- rman Aerospace President Jos Gavin Sid thet Grumman wae "delighted ‘with the opportunity wo work with the [Air Force" and be ako named Vice President Bob Miler, director of lee vwonle Warfare Programs, and Tom Street to head the design study work Which Will be pesformed at Pant 34. 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