European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 2, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Faa to test key employees for drugs Washington up the head of the Federal aviation administration saying he is confident the Agency docs not have a lot of drug users said it will begin drug tests for employees responsible for ensuring airline safely. President Reagan has urged All Federal employees to submit voluntarily to drug tests. We have a drug problem in the United states Donald Engin said sunday on abcs this week with David however he said "1 am assured that we will not have anyone using drugs in he Federal aviation system. A number of air traffic con trollers were suspended recently because of suspected drug use. Asked if the Faa tests every controller now Engin said we do not now but i have had a plan in being for the last year and a half. I did t have he Money earlier this year. I do now. And we re implementing that plan this year. It will lest everyone who comes into the Faa who will Fly Anai plane who will work on an air plane who will control an air plane and then annually he will take a drug Engin said Faa employees will be tested for drugs at their next annual i want to assure you that we Don t have a lot of drug users in the Faa because where we find drug users through Peers we Lake care of that Engen said. On the subject of air safely Engin said the solution to the congestion in the nation s skies is More airports. Clearly we do need More airports he said. Essentially people will begin to realize airports Are eco nomic generators and total communities need to generate a desire for a new Airport Engin also said there arc enough air traffic control lers to handle the nation s flights and airports and there is a s3 billion surplus in a Trust fund to update Airport computers radar and other equipment. It is my candid opinion that we have enough Money in the Trust fund around j7 billion right now of which s4 billion is obligated for the future Engen said. There s a surplus of j3 billion. For new radars for new computers for new appearing with Engen were airline consultant mor ten Beyer who charged that deregulation has left the airline Industry in chaos Alfred Rahn former chair Man of the civil aeronautics Board who argued de regulation has made flying More affordable to More americans and Frank Gorman former chairman of Eastern airlines who blamed much of the Industry s ills on labor costs. Asked about the recent failure of Frontier airlines Bonnan said capitalism without bankruptcy is like religion without hell trans Oba in refuelled flight set for sept. 14 Mojave Calif. A on an absolutely still morning this month an ungainly air plane Laden with so much fuel its wings May Droop to the ground will slowly climb off a desert runway on one of aviation s last great quests if weather and the limits of mechanical and human endurance do not inter Fere the voyager and its two pilots will return More than 11 Days and 27,000 Miles later after achieving the first non Stop Urc fuelled flight around the world. A Long series of test flights including a record setting ill hour night have proven the spindly Craft s capability to the designer and pilots but testing and planning continue As the sept. 14 Depar Ture Date approaches. New propellers will be tested this week on the Chance of improving performance3 or 4 percent. New headsets to reduce noise for the pilots in the cramped cock pit also Are being tested. Pilots Dick Rutan 48, and Jeana Yeager 34, and members of the ground Crew worked around the twin engine Craft Friday. Weather and communications experts surrounded by charts and electronics practice in the control Cen Ter a trailer sprouting antennas and satellite dishes. The plane designed by Rulan s brother Burt. Has drawn increasing numbers of the curious to the Airfield 100 Miles North of los Angeles since it set a closed course distance record of 11,600.9 non Slop Miles in july. What the visitors see is a narrow 110 foot Wing piercing a stumpy fuselage with engines mounted fore and aft on pulling and the other pushing and two Long Tail booms on either Side. A Small Forward Wing called a canard joins the noses of the booms and the Mam fuse Lage. On Friday the wingtips were propped up by stacks of foam rubber after a heavy weight taxi Tysl thai found he voyager Type two person twin engine Long Range experimental aircraft Wing Span 110 it. 91/2 in. Fuselage length 25 it. 4u in. Fuselage Width 3 it. 3v in. Accommodations one Pilot s Seal and one Crew bunk cockpit dimensions 5 it. 7 in. Long. 1 it. 9v in wide Cabin dimensions 7 it. 6 in. Long 2 it. Wide maximum take off weight 11,326lb. Landing weight 2,276 in. Power two fort Zonally opposed Piston engines with propellers front engine is used mostly for take off and initial High Speed flight and is shut Oil for Long distance flight fuel capacity 1,489 Gallons in 15 fuel tanks electronics include Pilch controls for propellers transponder for monitoring by satellites in Polar orbits weather radar autopilot communications Chicago Tribune graphic source Jane s All the Avo red s air Eratt Middle of three fuel tanks in each Wing caused the most Droop. _ _ when the fully loaded voyager lakes voyager will Only take off in a " off from the Long dry Lake runway at Calm Riva said. The presence of nearby Edwards fab two people will run alongside to hold up the wings which should have enough lift to hold themselves up at
