European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Faa backing tilt Rotor for Urban transit by the Washington Post Washington the Federal aviation administration Long accused of lagging behind with its antiquated air traffic control equipment and shortage of controllers is promoting development of a High tech aircraft that would zip travellers to and from Down town Verti ports by the end of the Century. Faa administrator t. Allan Mcartor said he re Gards the aircraft As a solution to traffic congestion choking Large cities. He is so sold on the idea that he has made a personal Campaign of promoting it set up a project development office at the Faa and requested an additional $2.4 million in research funding next year and $6.5 million in 1990. Critics say the aircraft under development by the military is too expensive to operate commercially and question the Wisdom of the Faa s involvement at this stage. The Faa has got much higher priorities than play ing around with this said Morton s. Byer president of an aviation consulting firm that studied the operating costs of the aircraft. They be got to do something to straighten out the airways and airports situation rather than putting their Faith in something that May be technically feasible in a decade but even then no economically  the machine the tilt Rotor is part helicopter part air plane. Its engines affixed to the ends of stubby wings swivel to a straight up position and its giant three bladed propellers lift and lower the Craft like a helicopter for takeoffs and landings. Once airborne the engines rotate Down into conventional air plane position for Forward flight. Six prototype tilt rotors Are under full development by Bell helicopter text Ron inc. And Boeing helicopters for the Navy with the first aircraft expected by1992. The Faa signed joint research agreements with the defense department and the port of new York new Jersey last week and Mcartor said he envisions a wednesday August 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 the v-22 Osprey first tilt Rotor aircraft to go into production Rolls out of its hangar at Arlington Texas. A commercial version in 1995. We re trying to do our Job better Mcartor said. We see this As one of those things that we ought  he said the Faa which would ultimately certify the tilt Rotor s airworthiness to Fly commercially should be in on the development from the beginning. The Faa estimates it can shorten the length of time needed to certify the new aircraft by five to eight years by getting involved now. The military version the v-22 Osprey seats 24 sol Diers plus equipment. A study by the Faa the National aeronautics and space administration and the Pentagon concluded that a commercial version would have to seat 75 passengers to be economically , the study estimated ticket prices would be 50 percent higher than commuter flights at that time. Mcartor said business travellers would pay the higher fare to save time normally wasted in traffic and at airports waiting to take off. But the study by Byer s firm a Mark estimated the ticket Premium at closer to 200 percent of the Cost of regular airfare. The tilt Rotor has a Range of 600 Miles but would most Likely be used for Shorter distances. The tilt Rotor s primary advantage saving travellers time would be lost on longer trips because it cannot Fly a fast As a Jet. The House is considering legislation that would re strict the Faa from promoting commercial aviation and limit its role to regulating safety. But one of the Bill s prime backers rep. Tom Lewis r-fla., is a sup Porter of the Faa s work on tilt Rotor terming it an idea whose time has  the Faa s role in development of til Rotor also won support from rep. Norman y. Mineta d-calif., chair Man of the House Public works and transportation aviation subcommittee. Greenbacks pollute Rhode Island Beach Westerly . A Beach goers undeterred by the medical waste washing up Here this summer found something much More interesting in the water  gobs of Cash appeared at Weeka aug Beach Over the weekend prompting at least 40 people to run giggling and screeching into the water to pick it up. You had your own Little spot an you just stood there and watched the seaweed said Leonard Francois of Springfield mass., who found $23 sunday. It was in the seaweed. Some times it was rolled up and when you went to grab it it got washed away. I you saw Green you just had to jump for  Dean Perri 20, said the scene was  were digging in the Sand with Sticks and turning Over the sea Weed he said. One girl was Yelling Mommy Mommy look what i found she had two $100 Bius. My Boss found80  most of the Money displayed Mon Day by the finders appeared in Good shape and was dated 1985.the Cash began washing ashore wednesday. Unlike the Needles syringes and other medical debris discovered Here the Money was not immediately reported to lifeguards police or state environmental  service agent Joseph g. Sul Livan said that As far As the . Trea sury department which runs the Agency is concerned it s finders  finders speculated it was drug Money but pern had another  the hospitals that have been dumping the medical waste Are putting Money in the water now to bribe us he said. 2 facing jail firm fined for Selling used Jet parts los Angeles a a defense contractor was fined $1 million and two executives received jail terms for Selling the Pentagon used Jet parts As new. The company consolidated aeronautics corp. Of North Hollywood also was ordered monday to pay the defense department $987,000 in restitution. This kind of crime strikes at the very heart of our National Security system . District judge a. Wallace Tashima said. Consolidated s $1 million contract with the Pentagon called for new parts but instead it supplied used refurbished or altered parts for the military s a-7, f 104 and f-4 jets said assistant . At Torney William Fahey. The parts which included a Tail As Sembly for the f-104 and a key Compo nent of the a-7 s stability system were critical items and Navy fliers could have been killed if the parts were used the prosecutor said. None of the parts were used in Jet because they failed to pass military tests Fahey said. Company executives said the part were not deficient and would not have endangered lives. Vice president Ronald Guy 43, was sentenced to a year and a Day in jail fined $50,000, placed on three years probation and ordered to perform 150 hours of Community service Fahey said. President Gordon Strube 69, was sentenced to six months in a Halfway House fined $300,000, placed on five years probation and ordered to Complete 1,000 hours of Community service he said. Guy had admitted to conspiracy Mak ing a false statement and making a false claim. Strube pleaded guilty to conspiracy and accessory to making a false claim and making a false statement. The company pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy making false statements to the . Government and making false claims. Nader warns of crisis in Federal food program Washington a americans face a growing threat from contaminated food partly because of the government s inattention consumer advocate Ralph Nader said monday. Nader and other leaders of americans for Safe food coalition of 80 groups launched a nationwide petition drive to Call attention to what Nader called silent cumulative forms of violence against unwary Consumers. The group also sent letters to Michael Dukakis the democratic presidential nominee and George Bush the Republican candidate urging them to consider ways of combating a crisis of Confidence in the Federal Foo safety program. We expect vice president Bush and governor Duka Kis to come out with explicit positions during the presidential Campaign As to what they will do about this prob Lem should they be elected president Nader said. The Reagan administration has compounded the prob Lem by cutting Back on the manpower and budget of the agriculture department and the food and drug administration Jacobson said. The Nader group advocated the following Steps to improve food safety better government enforcement of existing Laws de signed to prevent contamination of food. More spending on Federal and local programs to help Farmers reduce their dependence on chemical fertilizers that pose potential health hazards to Consumers. Improve Labelling on food in grocery stores and encourage supermarket companies to conduct routine inde pendent tests of the food they receive from suppliers. Impose a tax on synthetic pesticides and fertilizers to pay for environmental clean up programs