June 24, 1991

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HEADLINE NEWS

'Ill Wind’ Probe Shifts to Corporate Officials Following Paisley’s Guilty Plea

WASHINGTON The Justice Dept.’s “111 Wind” probe into fraud and corruption in defense contracting netted its highest-ranking government official to date, opening the door to the next phase, which will center on corporate officials. Melvyn R. Paisley, Navy assistant secretary for research, engineering and systems from 1981 to 1987, pleaded guilty on June 14 to three felony counts of bribery, fraud and conversion of sensitive information.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

HEADLINE NEWS

Army Updates Plan to Modernize Utility, Attack and Cargo Helicopters

WASHINGTON The U. S. Army has updated its aviation modernization plan to accommodate cutbacks from earlier goals while preserving decisions during the 1990s on advanced utility, attack and cargo helicopters. The plan, reflecting Pentagon-wide budget and force structure reductions imposed during the past two years, will be put through a more elaborate cycle of revisions next year.

By DAVID F. BOND

HEADLINE NEWS

Learjet Model 60 Initial Flight Testing To Focus on PW305 Engine Performance

WASHINGTON Initial flight testing of Leaijet’s prototype Model 60 business jet will center on analyzing performance of its Pratt & Whitney Canada/MTU PW305 engines before major expansion of the flight test envelope begins. The aircraft made its first flight powered by the new engines earlier this month from Wichita (Kan.) Mid-Continent Airport, operated by chief engineering flight test pilot Peter T. Reynolds and senior flight test engineer John J. Plunkett.

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

HEADLINE NEWS

Key Military Officials Criticize Intelligence Handling in Gulf War

WASHINGTON If the Iraqis had kept their tanks and infantry as mobile and cleverly hidden as their Scud missile launcher forces, the gulf war would likely have been much tougher because of the inability of U. S. intelligence to scan more than a portion of the battlefield at any time, top military officials said.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

EDITORIAL

Le Bourget ’91: A Hearty Vintage

The 39th Salon de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace survived a series of negative preshow events, including a global aerospace turndown and a Middle East war, to complete a 11-day run here last week with its reputation as the world’s premier air and space exhibition firmly intact.

PARIS AIR SHOW 1991

F-117A’s Performance Boosts Wide Range of Improvements

LE BOURGET U. S. Air Force and Lockheed are upgrading the F-117A in a broad-ranging effort that includes installation of new avionics, modification of the engine exhaust system, changeout of wheels, tires and brakes, and replacement of metallic tail fins with composite ones.

By DAVID HUGHES, JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZI

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