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24 THE ROCKETEER October 8, 1992 We Can't Show You Our ,AX Design Yet. But We Can Show You The' Thinking That Went Into It. ... AD-I Skyraider by Douglas Aircraft. Had an impressive record in the Korean War and in Vietnam. ~ F / A-IS Hornet by McDonnell Douglas. it was the first naval aircraft in the world so adept at air-to-air and air-to-ground missions that it has been granted dual F/ A designation. ;. ........ ~ ~ .. ~ v vv,,""" 'Y A-4 Skyhawk by Douglas Aircraft. "Heinemann's Hot Rod." 'Y SBD Dauntless by Douglas Aircraft. Legendary U.S. Navy aircraft which sank the first enemy ship after the start ofWWII. 'Y A-7 Corsair n by Bought. In 1969. became the first naval aircraft to take off from a carrier deck with a payload exceeding its own empty weight. Since 1945. two companies have built over 70% of all U.S. Navy carrier fighter and attack aircraft types. Including some of the Navy's most legendary attack planes. Our experience spans seven decades. dating back to the start of carrier aviation history in 1922. When it comes to designing the first plane of the 21st century. no team is more qualified than McDonnell Douglas/L1V. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS/LTV...~ The First Plane Of The 21st Century. • • • r • r • , .. THE ROCKETEER THURSDAY, Ocr08l:R 8, 1992 NAVAl. AIR w~ STATlON, CHINA lAKE T~.. ~ ~ ....~~for the future... --- MlUTAitY/CIYaIANDAM aboard the ~WCWNS Root in this year's Desert Empite Fair Parade included Wililell}' {Code C39306/, Gr8l1 Cde (Code C233/, Ray Griffith, whose Exhibits Branch {Code C6413/ budllhe /1001, Kathi Romonl {Code C0803/, Lt. \MIiom Bowdlsh, MAN Michael Col/ins andAEAA!lktedith lyons. The Root has been disassembled ond is nON on display aI the ~~s booIh at the foir. For more parode picJlXes see Page 8. CFC: Need grows as times and budget cuts hurt agencies By I'ot!2v Sbo.f S~riter E conomic times and budget cuts are adversely affecting many of the Combined Federal Campaign-spon- sored organizations, either directly or indi- rectly, noted Toni Boggs, head of a CFC- sponsored agency. However, requests for services are rising. In 1991, Boggs said ber organization helped 837 people. During tbe first three quarters of 1992, tbe orgariization has already helped 828 people. Last month, the organization had a record-breaking number of 100 people seeking assistance. ....."'..... Nny"I1~'" Boggs noted ber organization doesn't receive state support, but any cuts in ser- vices to residents impacts her organization, by increasing requests for aid. "What we are seeing now is an increase in the working force," Boggs said "People who have to wait weeks and weeks for unemployment checks or people who have jobs, but are having their hours cut. If you work 40 hours a week at minimum wage, and your bours are cut, that can be devastat- ing." Fenton Carnes, another organization spokesperson, also noted an increase in requests for services, while seeing a reduc- tion of funds from the county and state. RMn..10M l.odoRI wiD be ~ speake< in~3party AiroaIt O.pclltl".d head honcnd willi 0a6anse MariIoIIouI SeMce Medal 2 S That reduction of funds is affecting the number ofpeople his organization can help. "Stress is affecting a lot of families and individuals due to a number of factors, including economic times and job loss," he explained.·"This can aggravate other types of problems that they had been coping with. " Donations are also being affected due to the economic times, noted John Cove, another spokesperson. "This (past) year is the first time we've had negative growth," Cove said. "We raised less money this year than the year before." Since 30 percent of the money we raise Please see CFC, Poge 6 7 VOl.. 48, No. 40 Energy projects funded byECAP O wing to the Coso Geothermal Resource Area and having a full- time energy conservation office, the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake will have some $800,000 to apply to energy sav- ing projects this year. That's the amount awarded to the Station for six projects under the Energy Cost Avoidance Program-a Naval Facilities Engineering Command program that would not exist without the revenues generated by the Coso project. While local management would have preferred keeping all revenue generated at Coso, the Navy decided to make the money available to all shore installations and established ECAP. Each year, various activi- ties compete for ECAP money, with funding going to the pro- jects with the best payback time. All candidates must show a pay- back ofthree years or less. "This year we did very well-we got a quarter of the $3.2 million that was available," said Don Chieze, head of the Energy Management and Con- servation Office in the Public Works Department. "All but one of our projects were funded. That one was determined to be a repair, but even it will he funded locally with Capital Purchase Program funds. So all of OUf projects will he completed." He said the CPP-funded pro- ject will see replacement of multi-building main control equipment, which is located and 37·131 36-131 Please see ECAP, Poge 15 - , OCR Text: 24 THE ROCKETEER October 8, 1992 We Can't Show You Our ,AX Design Yet. But We Can Show You The' Thinking That Went Into It. ... AD-I Skyraider by Douglas Aircraft. Had an impressive record in the Korean War and in Vietnam. ~ F / A-IS Hornet by McDonnell Douglas. it was the first naval aircraft in the world so adept at air-to-air and air-to-ground missions that it has been granted dual F/ A designation. ;. ........ ~ ~ .. ~ v vv,,""" 'Y A-4 Skyhawk by Douglas Aircraft. "Heinemann's Hot Rod." 'Y SBD Dauntless by Douglas Aircraft. Legendary U.S. Navy aircraft which sank the first enemy ship after the start ofWWII. 'Y A-7 Corsair n by Bought. In 1969. became the first naval aircraft to take off from a carrier deck with a payload exceeding its own empty weight. Since 1945. two companies have built over 70% of all U.S. Navy carrier fighter and attack aircraft types. Including some of the Navy's most legendary attack planes. Our experience spans seven decades. dating back to the start of carrier aviation history in 1922. When it comes to designing the first plane of the 21st century. no team is more qualified than McDonnell Douglas/L1V. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS/LTV...~ The First Plane Of The 21st Century. • • • r • r • , .. THE ROCKETEER THURSDAY, Ocr08l:R 8, 1992 NAVAl. AIR w~ STATlON, CHINA lAKE T~.. ~ ~ ....~~for the future... --- MlUTAitY/CIYaIANDAM aboard the ~WCWNS Root in this year's Desert Empite Fair Parade included Wililell}' {Code C39306/, Gr8l1 Cde (Code C233/, Ray Griffith, whose Exhibits Branch {Code C6413/ budllhe /1001, Kathi Romonl {Code C0803/, Lt. \MIiom Bowdlsh, MAN Michael Col/ins andAEAA!lktedith lyons. The Root has been disassembled ond is nON on display aI the ~~s booIh at the foir. For more parode picJlXes see Page 8. CFC: Need grows as times and budget cuts hurt agencies By I'ot!2v Sbo.f S~riter E conomic times and budget cuts are adversely affecting many of the Combined Federal Campaign-spon- sored organizations, either directly or indi- rectly, noted Toni Boggs, head of a CFC- sponsored agency. However, requests for services are rising. In 1991, Boggs said ber organization helped 837 people. During tbe first three quarters of 1992, tbe orgariization has already helped 828 people. Last month, the organization had a record-breaking number of 100 people seeking assistance. ....."'..... Nny"I1~'" Boggs noted ber organization doesn't receive state support, but any cuts in ser- vices to residents impacts her organization, by increasing requests for aid. "What we are seeing now is an increase in the working force," Boggs said "People who have to wait weeks and weeks for unemployment checks or people who have jobs, but are having their hours cut. If you work 40 hours a week at minimum wage, and your bours are cut, that can be devastat- ing." Fenton Carnes, another organization spokesperson, also noted an increase in requests for services, while seeing a reduc- tion of funds from the county and state. RMn..10M l.odoRI wiD be ~ speake< in~3party AiroaIt O.pclltl".d head honcnd willi 0a6anse MariIoIIouI SeMce Medal 2 S That reduction of funds is affecting the number ofpeople his organization can help. "Stress is affecting a lot of families and individuals due to a number of factors, including economic times and job loss," he explained.·"This can aggravate other types of problems that they had been coping with. " Donations are also being affected due to the economic times, noted John Cove, another spokesperson. "This (past) year is the first time we've had negative growth," Cove said. "We raised less money this year than the year before." Since 30 percent of the money we raise Please see CFC, Poge 6 7 VOl.. 48, No. 40 Energy projects funded byECAP O wing to the Coso Geothermal Resource Area and having a full- time energy conservation office, the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake will have some $800,000 to apply to energy sav- ing projects this year. That's the amount awarded to the Station for six projects under the Energy Cost Avoidance Program-a Naval Facilities Engineering Command program that would not exist without the revenues generated by the Coso project. While local management would have preferred keeping all revenue generated at Coso, the Navy decided to make the money available to all shore installations and established ECAP. Each year, various activi- ties compete for ECAP money, with funding going to the pro- jects with the best payback time. All candidates must show a pay- back ofthree years or less. "This year we did very well-we got a quarter of the $3.2 million that was available," said Don Chieze, head of the Energy Management and Con- servation Office in the Public Works Department. "All but one of our projects were funded. That one was determined to be a repair, but even it will he funded locally with Capital Purchase Program funds. So all of OUf projects will he completed." He said the CPP-funded pro- ject will see replacement of multi-building main control equipment, which is located and 37·131 36-131 Please see ECAP, Poge 15 - , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1990s,Rocketeer 1992,Rktr10.8.1992.pdf,Rktr10.8.1992.pdf Page 1, Rktr10.8.1992.pdf Page 1

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