Teledyne Ryan Achiever

8 Pages·1992·0.68 MB·English

by  Tom Sprague (editor)

A•?I"TELEDYcNE RYAN AmERONAUTIECAL rme
SAN DIEGO,CALIFORNIA VOL.8, NO.8 SEPTEMBER 1992
Argus Achieves Another Miyor First For IRA IIA¥ Team
Chalk up another out- reconnaissancespecialists,who
standingfirstfortheTRAun- plannedthemissions,wereable
mannedaerialvehicleteam. to direct the sensors on the
Two innovative LlAVs Argus by remote control and
calledArguscarried multiple identifysurface-to-airsites,air
reconnaissance sensors and stripsandparkedaircraft."
real-time image datalinks for ThefirstflightonAugust5
demonstrationandtestingdur- wastofamiliarizetheaircrew
ingaseriesofflightsintheAir oftheDC-130whichcarriedthe
Force'sGreenFlagcombatex- Arguswiththesystem. Asec-
ercises over the past month. ondrehearsalflightonAugust
The objectivewasto see how 15wasfollowedbythreedem-
real-time target data can be onstrationmissionsonAugust
transmittedfromUAVstoair- 19,21and26.
borne command and control 6/uef/esandBrownEyessnuggleneatlyunderthewingsoftliemother A unique dual-aircraft
platformsandgroundstations. ship,aDC-130,beforetakingoffontheirhighlysuccessfulmissions. flight September 2 demon-
The Argus vehicles were
Firebeesespeciallymodified forthe Green Flagoperations. It
markedanothersignificantchapterintheFirebeehistory,asthe
remarkablyreliableFirebeehasbeenusedformanypurposesin
additiontoitsoriginaldesignasatargetdronebyRyanmorethan
40yearsago.
"Duringallofthemissions,thevehicleflewwiththesame
high reliability and accuracy we routinely get with Firebee,"
reportedArgusProgramDirectorWaltHamilton. "TheAirForce
strated how one Argus could fly a reconnaissance mission to
identifytargetsforanincomingstrikeforce,andthenthesecond
Argusflewwithinminutesoftheattacktoevaluatetheeffective-
nessofthestrikeforce.
"We usedArgus in Green Flagto get the Air Force more
involvedwithintegratingUAVsintofuturecombattactics,"said
MajorGen.JohnA.Corder,USAF,CommanderoftheAirWarfare
CenteratEglinAFB,Florida,thesponsoroftheprogram.
ThevehicleswerenamedBlueEyesandBrownEyesafterthe
ThecontrolroorvwasabusyplaceduringArgusflightsforpeople paintschemeonthesideofthevehicles.Arguswasamythological
likeJackFair(standing) from TRA'sFloridaoffice andGordon
Boyer, whodesignedthePortableImageAnalyzingStationfor Greekgiantwith 100eyes. Thedramaticpaintcolorswerede-
TRA, andAirForceofficersCaptainMikeEdwardsandLt, Col. signedandexecutedbyRandyCrawfordoftheTRAArtServices
GregZaniewskioftheArgusProgramOffice. Department. DonPhillipsassistedwiththepainting.
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TM
Dedicated To Helping The Eniironment
Paper Recycling Saves Trees,
Money, Environment and More
It's30tonsandgrowing.
ThatistheamountofpaperwhichhasbeenrecycledbyTRA
employeessmcetheprogrambeganinApril.
Shan Arfania, who is directing the activity as one ofthe
volunteerswiththeManagementAssociation(seerelatedstoryon
page6),reportsthevolumeisgraduallyincreasingasmoreand
moreemployeesarefillingupthewhitecollectionboxeslocated
throughouttheplant.
BwaartreyrBrreecnyncalinngwapsroagrkaemy.factorinhelpingTRAinstallawaste "Recyclingpaperisbecomingthenaturalthingtodo,notonly
atTRAbutinotherbusinessesandhomesaswell. Wehopetoget
HazardousWastesGreatlyReduced all ofouremployees to think 'recycle' everytimetheystartto
discardapieceofpaper. Allofthosepiecesofpaperadduptobig
Anextensiveplant-widereviewoftechniquesandteciinolo- numbers,whichmeansmoretreessaved,lessenergyused,more
gies has resulted in some m^orprocedural changes that have watersaved,lesscosttothecompanyandmorespaceinlandfills
dramaticallyreducedtheamountofhazardouswastegenerated forotheritemswhichcarmotberecycled.
eachdaybyTeledyneRyanAeronautical.
"On apersonal level, people have told me theyget a real
Theresultisnotonlyasubstantialreductionintheamountof feelingofpositiveparticipationwhentheytossthepaperinthe
wmaastteer,iablutanadlsoloawesirgntirfaincsapnotrctoasttiosnavcionsgtsstthororuegmhotvheetuhseewofasltees.s recyclingbins. Thatalonecanmakeitallworthwhile."
Costsfor1992areexpectedtobedownfrom1991byalmost50%. The 30 tons (60,000 pounds) equates to 97 cubic yards
TheeffortistheresultofrecommendationsmadebyaTQM whichwouldtake32dumpsterstohaulitawayfromthefacility. It
teamwhichsurveyedoperationsthroughouttheplanttodeter- alsosavesthatmuchspaceintherapidlyfillinglandfillsinSan
TmiQnMetwehaemrearreedJuocthinonPsalcmoeurl,dEbedstBobuelaancgheire,vePda.ttMyeCmhbaevrezs,oDfatvhee DiegoCounty.
Dixon,RalphEspinola,EarlNelson,DaveRethoret,BarryBrennan Theprogrambeganonanexperimentalbasis(asmanyaero-
andDonWilkins. spaceprojectsdo!)andhasgrowntoincludemorethan50%ofthe
Examplesofwhatisbeingaccomplished: plant and 70% ofthe papervolume. The goal naturally is to
•Awastewaterrecyclingprogramwithanewcentrifugehas continuetoexpandthosenumbersinthecomingmonths.
beeninstalledtovirtuallyeliminatethepaintboothwastewater.
WhereaslastyearTRAwasrequiredtoremove20,000gallonsof
wastewaterfromthepaintfacilitytwiceayear,thenewsystem
meansone55gallondrumacoupleoftimesayear. WorkContinues On Second Model 350
•Arearrangementintheproceduresforthechemicalsused
intheprocessinglineandanewbasketdesignhasdramatically
reducedtheamountofwaste.In1991,TRAhadtocontractforfour Workisgoingforwardasscheduledontheproduction
truckloadstobehauledaway;therehavebeennonein1992. ofthesecondYBQM-145A(Model350)vehicletocontinue
•Recyclingcoolantusedforallmachinescouldprovideatwo- theground-launchflighttestprogram. Thevehicleisin
thirdsreductioninwaste,withallofthecoolantrecycledonsite. finalfunctionalcheckout.
TheU.S. EnvironmentalProtectionAgencypraisedTRAforthis
wmcohhdaiilcflhiecnahgtaeivsoenc.aanrTibsheeenmTeftQr.Momttehaemuissestiolflatdhderecsosolianngtss,ombeutqufeeseltitohnes intoTthheefgirrostuvnedhidculreiwnagsitlsosftirSsetpgtreomubnedr-l9awuhnechnittesctr.asThheed
•Small(quarterouncetohalfounce)tubesoftouch-uppaint UAV, knoftTi as MR-UAV-1, impacted the ground shortly
whichhadtobediscardedafterthedateoftheirshelflifehad afterbeinglaunchedbyitsboosterrocket.
passedgeneratedmorethan3,000poundsofwasteannually. The
TQMteamsuggestsaone-thirdsavingscanbeaffectedbysimple Prior to this test, the Model 350 had successfully
proceduralchangeswiththispaint. completedaseriesofflightsfollowingair-launchfromajet
WhiletheTQMteamisleadingthiseffort,allTRAemployees fighter.
arenaturallyencouragedtocontinuetolookforwaystoreduce
wasteandimproveefficiencyinalloperations.
r 'SEPTEMBER1992
ACHIEVER
Eniiroiimental Meeting
Draws Record Crowd
More than 800 environ- Mexicotakeparttopickupideas
mentalprofessionalsgathered on howto establish a similar
inSanDiegolastmonthtoshare organizationintheircountry."
thoughtsandideasaboutways Keynote speaker for the
membersofindustrycanwork eventwasAndrewYoung, the
togethertoimproveAmerica's topaidetoDr. MartinLuther
environment.
King during the civil rights
JohnPalmer,TRA'sMan- movement in the 1960s who
agerofSafety,HealthandEnvi- later was elected to the U.S.
ronmentalAffairs,servedasPro-
gram Chairmanforthe event, House ofRepresentatives and
the eighth annual Industrial duringtwo terms as mayor of
EnvironmentalConferenceand Atlantacreatedoverahalfmil-
Exposition. lion jobs and attracted more
"Wehad64technicalses- than$70millionininvestment
sions,114exhibitorsandanin- andconstructiontothecity.He
creaseinpreviousyear'satten- helpedbringthe1996Olympic
dancebymorethanonethird," GamestoAtlanta,andhaslong
reportedPalmer."Weevenhad been associated with positive
a group of businessmen from environmentalconcerns.
Wood Recycling Is Helping Too oCuhtucWkorTdhrParsohceerssshianrgeswisthom(leeftoftothreighnte)wLilnidghatSrpardeikaetilnmgeytehrr,ough-
DeannaBissettandSandyRoberts.
We'vereadquiteabitabout numberoftreescutdown,and
recyclingpaperandglassand (c)energybillsbyburningwood Re-Lamping Makes It Brighter,
aluminumcans,butnotasmuch inanemlronmentallyaccept- Saves Money Too
aboutrecyclingwood. ablefireplace.
However,woodrecyclingis TRA'swoodrecyclingpro-
animportantwaytoreduce(a) gram has been in effectsince Lighterandbrighterandamoneysaver,too.
theimpactonlandfills,(b)the lastMarch,offeringemployees That'sthecumulativeresultofanenergy-savingprogramat
TRA,refittingfluorescentlightfixtureswithnewerstylelampsand
WTELEDYNERYANAERONAUTICAL tsuhrepolpupsowrotoundi.tyWtaoypnieckHuoppkfirnese ballaststoenhanceemployeecomfortandyetuselesselectricity.
ofPlantFacilities,whosuper- Chuc"kWTehrwialslhsearv,eSmeoniroertFhaacnil1i.t5iemsilElnigoinnkeielro,w"atatndhotuhrastaryeedaurc,e"ssoauyrs
Vol,8,No.8 September1992 visestheprogram,reportsthe lightingcostsubstantially."Themoneysaved,coupledwiththe
Vn^AchimerispublishedbyTele- materialcomesfromscrapcon- rebateofferedbySanDiegoGas&Electrictoencouragecompa-
dyneRyanAeronauticalasanoffi- structionlumber,unusablepal- niestoconverttoenergy-savingfixtures,meansTRAwillrecover
cialemployeecommunicationspe- letsanddiscardedcratesfrom thecostsofthechangeoverinjustalittlemorethanayear.
ritisodiccoanlt.entIsnfomramyatbieonocbotanicneerdninbgy incomingcompanypurchases. "Itreallyisawin-win-winsituation,"explainsThrasher,"be-
writingto: Editor,TheAchiever, Sinceitisscrapwood,thequal- causetheprogramisgoodforthecompanyandtheenvironment
2701HarborDrive,P.O.Box85311, ityobviouslyvariesfromloadto andtheutility. Weareagoodcorporatecitizenbyhelpingreduce
SanDiego,CA 92186-5311 orby load,butitstillhasmanyuses thedemandforelectricitywhichcutsdownemissionsfromthe
calling(619)260-4365. otherthanbeingdiscarded. generators, SDG&EcanbettermeetsomeofitsgoalsandTRA
savesmoney.
RobertA.K,Mitchell Employeeswhowouldlike
KennePtrhesiAd.enCtarson tsohobuelodnctohnetwaocotdKraetchycyliRnegelsiset (theTphoeweprrosogurracmecianlltshefofrixcthuarne)gianngdtchleealnaimnpgstahnedfitxhteurbeasltlhaosrt-s
VkePresident,HurrmnResources oughly. "Insomeinstances,"saysChuck,"weputinspeciallights
TomSprague (Ext. 1307orattheEmployee andfilterstoaddevenmoretothecomfortleveloftheemployees.
Editor Store). Shemaintainsthelist Allinallitmakesabig,bigdifference."
LeiM.ArcillQ andcallsemployeesinorderas TheinitialworkwasdoneonatrialbasisinBuildings146and
ComputerAidedDesign/Layout thewoodbecomesavailable. 105{seeAchieverissueofApril,1992). Basedontheverypositive
DavePGaPouhslostBeoltgctrca/kpJwhoeyellJanes SaturPdiacyk,aunpdisthsecehmepdluloeydeefocrana trehseulTtRsAthfearciel,itiyt.wasdecidedtocontinuetheprogramthroughout
Reprographics loadastandardpickup,vanor BobNelson,TRA'sDirectorofOperationsSupport,receiveda
Pressimrii smallutilitytrailerwiththesur- citationfromSDG&Ecomplementingthecompanyonitscontribu-
pluswood. tiontoenergysavingsinanenvironmentallyconstructivemanner.
SEPTEMBER1992-
1
ACHIEVER
This articleoriginally appeared in the Air & Space/Smithsonianmagasine.
BecauseoftheRyan heritageassociatedwith the Spirit ofSt. Louis,we thought
Achiever readers mightfind it ofinterest. The article is reprinted here with
permissionofMr&Space/Smithsonianmagazine.
Moved by the Spirit
drawnfromwasgone,aswashisbagof
sandwiches,buteverythingelselooked
asthoughthepilothadjustbeenthere.
ThecharismathattheSpiritexudes
fromadistanceisoverpoweringthis
close. Icouldimaginethepanic
Lindberghfeltwhenherealizedthe
wingsandstrutsandinstrumentswere
icingup,feeltheinexorablepullofsleep
andheartheghostlyvoicesthat
permeatedthattwilightstate,andsense
theconfusionofthelandingatLe
Bourget.
Iadmitmyimaginationhadbeen
influencedbyaviewingofthe1957
movieTheSpiritofSt.Louisthenight
Lindbergh'sSpiritofSt.Louishasitsownpowerfulmagnetism. bLeifnodrbee,rwghh'ischbohoekldoffatihrelystarmueettoitle.
JimmyStewart,adecoratedWorldWar
Afewmonthsagocuratorstookthe grayairplanethatlookslikeitwas IIbomberpilot,hadfoughtforthepart
SpirtofSt.Louisdownfromtheceiling cobbledtogetherinsomeone'sgarage. withstudioexecutiveswhoconsidered
forsomeintensivedustinganddecided Youcouldsayitwas,consideringthe the49-year-oldactorabitlonginthe
toleaveitrightintheMilestonesof stateoftheRyancompany'sSanDiego toothtoplayapUothalfhisage. But
Flightgalleiyduringthecleaning,rather facilitiesin1927. Stewartwonout,andhisportrayalof
thandisappointthousandsofvisitors. Lindbergh,whichimbuedtherolewith
ThelittleRyanmonoplaneisoneofthe AftertheMuseumclosedonenight morecharmthantheinsularMinneso-
Museum'sbiggestdraws. Peoplelinger Islippedundertheropeforacloser tanwassaidtohave,fixedinthe
atthesecond-floorrailing,gazingatthe look. Hand-stenciledontherudder, memorj'ofanentiregenerationthe
SpiritwiththereverenceofCatholics under"RyanNYP"(forNewYork-Paris), romanceofLindbergh'sflight.
filingpastMichelangelo's"Pieta." isascriptedRflankedbyapairof
plump,hopefulwings. Elevatorcables GettinglostintheSpiritisaheady
It'shardtoputafingeronjustwhat pokethroughthefuselage,chafingthe experience,thrillingandalittle
itisabouttheairplaneanditspilotthat fabricskin. Icouldbarelymakeoutthe haunting. Thestaffhungtheairplane
holdsbothfliersandnon-fliersspell- "Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania"inthe backupneartheceilingafewweeks
bound. Aesthetically,itcan'tholda StandardSteelPropellerlogosonthe ago,whereitwillstayuntilitneedsto
candletoitsgallerycompanions. It blades. Buttheairplaneisaswell- bedustedagaininanothertenyears.
lacksthesexappealofthesinisterX-15. preservedasMissHavisham'swedding Maybe100yearsfromthenanother
ItisnotastouchingasthefragileWright ensemble,soIapproachedthecock-pit airplanewillovershadowit. ButIdon't
Flyer. NordoesitpossesstheMach- timidly,half-fearingImightfindaRyan thinkso.
bustingswaggeroftheBellX-1. When mechanicadjustingthejur>-rigged
theRyanwasfirstrolledoutofthe periscopeorperhapsLindberghhimself
hangar,Lindbergh,likeane—wfather scrutinizinghischarts. -PatriciaTrenner
meetinghisjust-bornchild fewo—f
whomarewhatyou'dcallgorgeous Istudiedtheclaustrophobic
saw"abeautifulmachine...trimand cockpitwhileavacuumcleanerroared
sisl,einndefra,ctg,laeahmoimneglyinaintdssmiilvsesrhcaopaetn."liItttle nheaadrbmya.rkTehdeopfafptehreofnuewlhtiacnhksLhiendhbaedrgh (PeSoepelree,laptaegdest8o.r)yinPeopleto
SEPTEMBER1992
r
NovelExhibits Help TRA
Gain New Customers
Helpingcustomers and potential customers better under-
standthevastcapabilitiesofTRAisnaturallyanimportantstepin
bringinginnewbusiness. Andonevitalpartofthatprogramis
exhibitingatvarioussymposiaaroundtheworld.
InplaceslikeWashington,DC; Huntsville,Alabama;Milan,
Italy;Singapore;VirginiaBeach,VirginiaandTyndallAFB,Florida,
theTRAmessageregularlyistoldthroughpicturesandwordson
amoderndisplay.
Don Le Bel, TRAArt Director, directsthe creationofthe
exhibitsanddisplays,basedonthemessageTonyRichards,VP-
BusinessDevelopment,wantstodelivertotheaudience. Some-
timesTRAisassociatedwithotherTeledynecompaniesinalarger
area,andsometimesitisasoloeffort.
Safety Suggestion Really "WehavefoundagreatdealofinterestinTRAwhereverwe
go,"reportsLeBel,"becausewehavenotonlysuccessfulsystems
Pays OffIn Big Way buttheyarealsointerestingtolookatandlearnabout".
Oneoftherecentchallengesthatgeneratedagreatdealof
BayaniSariahadaconcernaboutplantsafetyanddecidedto attention was the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
meetinginHuntsville. Inordertodramaticallydemonstratethe
dosomethingaboutit. capabilityoftheModel350,itwasdecidedtosuspendthevehicle
Theresult: heearnedthe—largestindividualawardgivento fromtheceilingtotransmitphotostoaTVmonitorofaspecially
date in the Bee Safe Program 50,000 points. And drivers of builtthreedimensionalminiaturesceneonthegroundbelow.
electriccartshaveanimprovedsafetymargin. MembersoftheSanDiegoModelRailroadMuseuminBalboa
Sariasuggestedthatthe10TRAcartsbeconvertedfromthe ParkbuiltanelaboratereplicaofaMediterraneansetting,vnth
standardacceleratorsystemtoanelectricalsolenoidtypetoavoid steep,rock-strewnhillsdottedwithanti-aircraftemplacements
riskinghavingtheacceleratorstickwhilethecartismoving. plusshipsintheharbor,trains,roads,airplanes,oiltanks,subma
Saria,ofplantmaintenance,submittedhisconcepttoJack rines,etc.
Burns,theTRASafetyAdministrator. TheBeeSafecommittee "Themainchallenge,"reportedJohnRotsart,themuseum
atlhogaortkeieE"ndwdghifiBtolowreuawlTsaaRnyagsAegtroho,aoisdwmhaipondreoieavsneavi.nniadcSbuhmlgaeagrdegrseeetcoitofohrntedshmfesoaurBjceoshearfaSepstaoyfit,enhtewperaoownagaelrrwmdaa.may,dsesaabrieyd coFmUuinaArsekVaciwthotneeorrg,,npso"iurRcwrmikaeacsulkiptlt.hyaB"alwlltaowntrahckishswaiirmtndohd,d.eeeWKldaewtvhayearsydMicarneGtalele/ia7es0mt0iaotcnfhfdposercoVatplehelre,eonaciinnacqdmluetuerhdaaiRtnoogitnsRsitnachorektt
Bayanicangoalongwaytowardsmakingourgoodrecordeven Itwasam^orattractionforallattendees.
better.Weencourageeveryemployeewithasuggestionorconcern
aboutsafetytoletusknow." Employment Opportunities
•MechanicalEngineers
Musthaveeightyearsinmechanicalpackagingengineering
designoftestequipmentperformingassemblyanddetaildesign,
panellayout, componentplacement/mounting,circuitcardlay-
outsandstructural/environmentalpackaging. Musthaveamini-
mumof1,000hoursonUnigraphicsIICAD/CAMandVSMFhan-
dlingdataretrievalsystems. Also,mustbefamiliarwithmilitary
specs:MIL-STD-454,461,1472,MIL-T-28800andDoD-STD-lOOC.
B.S.degreeinmechanicalengineeringrequired.
•AirframeDesignEngineers
Musthaveeightyearsexperienceindesignlayoutsofairframe
structureproducinglevelIIdrawingsofproductiondetailcompo-
nents,installationsandassemblies. Requiresabilitytocreate2D
and3DdrawingsonUnigraphicsIICAD/CAMcomputersystem.
Musthaveaminimumof1,000hoursexperienceontheUnigraphics
ArepresentativesamplingofafewofOB Brightmonsmany IIsystem. B.S.degreeinmechanical/aerospaceengineeringre-
friendswliodroppedbytooffercongratulationsonhis40th quired.
anniversarywiththecompany. FromtheleftareMelissa U.S.citizenshiprequiredforbothpositions.
Lovely,NadiaHarper,WillBrockman,Obie,RudyGomez.Rick Additionalinformationisavailableinthepersonnelofficein
CIcerelle,andJimDolecki. building100,ext.4369.
SEPTEMBER1992
TRA
Softhall
ByPaulTherrio
The TRA softhall team won four
gamesandlostonlyoneintheSixthAn-
nual Inter-Teledyne companies' Softball
tournamentlastmonth. TheTRAentry
tied with the host team, Teledyne Sys-
temsinSimiValley,forthebestrecord,
andwasawardedsecondplacesincethe
lone loss came atthe handsofthe Sys-
temsteam.
SincethiswasTRA'sfirst-everentry
inthetournament,allteammemberswere
anxioustogiveagoodshowing,anddid
justthatwithdecentdefenseandconsis-
tent hitting from top to bottom ofthe
MembersoftheTRASoftballteamlefttorigtitareJimLawhionandCarlWilsonInthefront lineup.
rowandstandingFrankWujcik,JohnBasler,PeteEstepa.RonBleyle,BobStenavich.Pat Team captain RoyBleyle brought a
Coon,JeffStanovic,AvisAnderson,PatKelley.PaulTherrio,andJTonCRunniMnghaAm well prepared and focused team to the
Double Honors For competition. Althoughweworkedhard
towinthetournamentandwerenotsatis-
Therearedoublehonorsthisyearfor fiedtomissoutonthetopspot,allofthe
theTeledyneRyanManagementAssocia- team members had reason to leave the
tion.—TRMAhas: tournamentwithheadsheldhigh.
1 been honored by the National Our team would like to thank the
ManagementAssociationasanOutstand- Companyforitssponsorship not onlyat
ingChapterfor 1991-2. This marksthe thistournamentbutovertheyears. Itis
second such award in TRMA's 47 year muchappreciated.Wealsowouldliketo
history—. Theotherwasin1985. thank Curt James and Ken Carson for
Sourc2e,twhoenTRfiMrsAtppulbalciecathioonno,rsamfoonrgTohre- tshpeoinrsoerfsfhoritps,waitnhdinTeTlReAdyinneobStyasitneimnsgtfhoer
ganizationsofTRA'ssize. Thiswasthe
firsttimeTRMAwonsuchanaward.(Tele- hosting a fine tourney. Just wait untO
dyneCAEofToledo,OhiowonHonorable nextvear.
Mentioninthisclass.)
KrisValentino,theTRMApresident Service
atthetimethehonorswereearned,said
Ve naturallyareverypleasedtobese- KnsValentinoandGilCombs Anniversaries
lected. Wealsoknowittakesagreatdeal cial projects. Only 47 of220 chapters
ofworktobeconsideredforthesenational receivedthishighestaward. 5Years
honors." GilCombswaseditorofTheSource N.D.Jones B.A.Uranga
The selection for an Outstanding duringitsawardwinningyear.Production 10Years
Ameweatridngiss,beadsuecdatoinonlaolcalcopuarrsteiscipaantdiosnpei-n wSearsviacllesdaonndeRweiptrhodTuRcAtieomnp.loyeesinArt S.Noriega E.J.George
G.Soltys B.WTiite
SeptemberBigMonth In TRA History J.L.Simonides
15Years
R.Castillo W.Roth
September,1992isanimportantdateinthehistoryofTeledyneRyanAeronau- 20Years
tical. M.House
ItwasinSeptember70yearsagothatT.ClaudeRyanfoundedRyanFljingCo. 25Years
tobeginthedramaticjourneythroughaeronauticalhistory. C.Hurst J.Palmer
Ryanwashavinghishaircutwhenafriendlybarbermentionednobodywas F.H.Sullivan
35Years
currentlyusingthestripoflandatthefootofBroadwaywheresomefolkshadbeen
N.Sakamoto
practicingwiththenew-f—angledflyingm—achines.Ryantookstepstoacquiretheuse 40Years
oftheland,andtherest astheysay ishistory. Mightyproudhistor>-. L.Davis
SEPTEMBER1992
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TRAEmployees Again Come Through $184, 033. 78
Thesesmilingfacesrepresentthevolunte—eremployeeswhowereintheforefrontat EmployeeYearbook
thisyear'sUnitedWay/CI-IADcampaign 70yearsofgivingourbest.
Somethingspecialisintheworksfor
When United Way/CHAD leaders Otherincentivewinners: allemployeesofTeledyneRyanAeronau-
ataehgsmeakpielrndoesytTtheieRossfAytteohtaored,icbgtoehdmeemayeupwPneaiarctneeyds.celoteutanedtrtihncegowmoapnyatfnhoyer WND.u.KjW.c.iRkDEo,ytuehDrnr-,id1d9Dg4-te;r3,i7pR3D.;-Bo2.Rn.8J0A.Tl;iRpPGAra.avTniA.tciihrF,l,riJanDrne-.t,s1z:2,D5-.11F72.35J;;. Yttpiolecoaahylri.egbIehtoslioiskgdahucntroEitmnmhmgpeiltatocthyheeeieeyehevYaaeersma.erbbneotAeosnnko,ofErdmTgepaRsnlAiiogzyenemeed-ed,
Thatisexactlywhathappened,asthe Christmaspajtytickets:EASiulagi, andisalreadyunderwaywithplansforthe
employee givingfortheweek-longcam- D-903;R.R.Patino,D-280;G.B.Hawthorne, project.
wpsS$o1aaa8inyt4gh,tDneo0i0ome0lvge.aeoesrtatRCleotlmtuhtioneortntueyatre.lgshtearntudtlodynteeahdeleedladspneoodmtfhocieirntreai$zm1etan,hjs5ao0inr0n DBRD.--lL22a.15s82sE;.iWJnny.tgnEae.nmrTeeit,,lalDieD-yn-1,m3404eD;-1n1;tK5.1ER...bRo.BoekcHske:errn,aDn-dM3e.3zR0,.; getshaemeitpidhlreoK"aryOeceaunheriqseCugvaaoslreahismltaoeyrnines,ptvrstVeoahrdPteyuTcHseptilurmeitmpddhaelaytnente—whiRReletylysoaohnfpueeurAletceplertaosiol-,n-l
TRACampaignchairmanDonWilkins nauticalduring1992."
reportedthepergivertotalfor1992went Parldngspaces: S.Dungca,D-191; To do this, the committee plans to
overthe$200markforthefirsttime. The G.L.Schafer,D-100. includethehighlightsofthevariousde-
numberofemployeescontributingatthe 1%Giver$50CreditUnionSavings partments andwork centers, aswell as
1%levelremainedat20%,anoutstanding Account: T.McLeod,D-100. somenon-businessrelatedactivitiessuch
achie"vEevmeernyto.neworkedhardtoreachour D-2781;%KG.Di.veVrocLkortotdetr,yDT-i1c5k1e.ts:I.I.Cota, asspoTrhtes.fUinniistheeddWparyo,duectct.willbedistrib-
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DaveDixon,Dept.269andamemberoftheERT,figures Aneatcertificateofcompletionhasbeenawardedto
sincelifeisreallyarollercoasteranyway,thatmightbeagood J.C. Bray for successfully graduating from the Smoking
placetostartmarriedlife. DaveandSusanweremarriedon Control Program at Kaiser Permanente... Bill Cole, who
the Mission Beach RollerCoasteras it roared throughthe made significant contributionsasanassembler, inspector
spinsonJune22. FirstweddingeverontheCoasterwhileit andleadmanfornearly40yearsbeforeretiringin1989,just
wasmoving. "Wegotourupsanddownsoutofthewayfirst," returnedfromafivemonthtripthatcovered27statesand
isthewayDaverelatesit. 11,000miles. AhighlightwastheSmithsonianInstitutionin
Washington,DC,whereIheSpiritofSt. Louisisonspecial
ColetteElaineToomer,nieceofO.B. Brightmon(see display(seestorj'onpage4). Aspecialandtrulyemotional
photoonpage5,)hasrecordedremarkablescholasticachieve- thrillwasseeingthenamesofsomeofhisRyanco-workers
ments. HergradepointatMountMiguelHighwas4.077and hand-written under the propeller nose covering, with an
shewasselectedasoneof48highschoolstudentsacrossthe inscription"GoodluckCharlesLindberghonyourflight."
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theAirForceorNavalAcademyandmajorinChemistry. O.B.
isnaturallyratherproudofwhatshehasaccomplishedthus
far.
ThefamilyofDonGeorgefromManufacturingEngineer-
ingwrites"priortotheweekofJuly27,weaskedfordonations
of"0"positivebloodforhisupcomingoperationonthe30th. fa
Weparticularlywanttothankallthevolunteerswhocame ^**-
forwardtodonateblood. Wealsowishtoexpressoursincere
gratitudetoallfriendsandco-workersatTRAfortheircards,
flowersandphonecallsduringhisrecoveryperiodthepastfew
weeks. Ithasmadetheperiodaloteasier. Inthemanyyears I-:;?
DonhasbeenassociatedwithRyan,hehasalwaysknownhe
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