Lawmakers question F-22's cost, performance Aviation Week & Space Technology reports.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1995--Aviation Week & Space Technology reports in its April 10th edition that questions are mounting on Capitol Hill about the high cost and the performance of the Air Force's next generation F-22 fighter. Lawmakers are threatening to raid the program to finance other, less expensive weapons. The F-22 is projected to cost $71 million a copy. That's $20 million higher than the existing F-15. Moreover, Air Force officials now admit the F-22 design is too heavy and its fuel consumption higher than planned. They claim the problem is minor but they also admit that until the F-22 is built after the turn of the century, the Air Force will need a combined total of some 140 cheaper F-15s and F-16s. (page 21) The current issue also details the following: --Powering Microwave Weapons: The Air Force is getting ready to take delivery of a Russian-built, 15 million watt electrical generator This article is about machines that produce electricity. For other uses, see Generator. “Dynamo” redirects here. For other uses, see Dynamo (disambiguation). that might someday be used to power exotic directed-energy weapons. Pentagon officials believe a miniaturized version of the $4 million mobile generator could be used to drive long-range lasers or high-power microwave weapons. Microwave devices can be used to scramble the computer memories and damage the electronic systems of enemy weapons, without causing death or collateral damage collateral damage Surgery A popular term for any undesired but unavoidable co-morbidity associated with a therapy–eg, chemotherapy-induced CD to the BM and GI tract as a side effect of destroying tumor cells . (page 54) --Seoul Is Fastest Growing Airport; Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. A Close Second: Seoul, South Korea and Las Vegas, Nevada are the two fastest growing airports with both experiencing nearly 20% growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. in 1994. Chicago's O'Hare ranks as the world's busiest airport World's busiest airport is a claim that is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports. The definition of "busiest" is debated as well, with claims being staked on the basis of aircraft operations, cargo traffic or total passengers. , but as a mature facility its growth rate was a modest 2.1%. Seoul's Kimpo International Airport had a 19.6% growth rate, Las Vegas 19.2%, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Airports Council International. After Seoul, U.S. airports took the next five rankings on ACI's growth chart and six of the top 10 positions. North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. accounted for nearly half of the 2.07 billion passengers who flew last year. (page 34) Aviation Week & Space Technology, published by McGraw-Hill, is the world's leading journal for technology, business and operations in the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. CONTACT: Aviation Week & Space Technology Eileen Gabriele, 212/512-3852 |
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