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Page 2 GENERAL DYNAMICS NEWS Wednesday, June 3, 1964
CONVAIR'S "COIN"--Above is shot of full-scale mockup of light-armed reconnaissance aircraft
developed at GD/Convair to meet DOD requirements for low-cost, easy-to-maintain counter-insur-
gency plane for brush-type warfare. In foreground are typical air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons
aircraft could carry.Convair Submits Design
For 'Guerilla' FighterGeneral Dynamics/Convair's
design of a counter-insurgency
airplane for use in limited war-
fare is one of several now under
evaluation by the B u r e a u of
Naval Weapons, Washington,
D.C., it was disclosed late last
month.
The aircraft, known as COIN
(counter-insurgency) or LARA
(light armed reconnaissance air-
plane) would be capable of oper-
ating from rough fields or coun-
try roads. It would be able to
take off or land in an area the
width of a football field and
could operate from an aircraft
carrier unaided by catapults or
arresting hooks.
It also could be readily con-
verted for amphibious operation,
enabling it to operate from in-
land waterways throughout the
world.
Overall performance is de-
signed to be compatible with
requirements of guerilla fight-
ing, filling the gap between
today's helicopters and high-
speed jet aircraft.
In revealing that it had been
giving top development priority
to such a low-cost, easy-to-main-
tain craft over the last two-and-
a-half years, the company said
that it has constructed a full-scale mockup of its design to
demonstrate maintenance provi-
sions, armament loading tech-
niques, and cockpit visibility fea-
tures.
Three Congressmen said that
they were "very impressed" upon
viewing the mockup and hearing
a rundown on Convair's COIN
project at San Diego a week
ago.
Rep. Bob Wilson, R-San Diego,
member of the House Armed
Services Committee; Rep. Ed
Foreman, R-Odessa, Texas; and
Rep. Durward J. Hall, R-Spring-
field, Mo., both members of the
committee's special sub-commit-
tee on research and development,
said that a $6 million appropria-
tion has been approved for de-
velopment of a counter-insur-
gency type craft for use in spots
such as Viet Nam and Laos.
The Convair COIN would be
powered by twin turboprop en-
gines and cruise at around 200
knots.
It could be deployed anywhere
in the world. It has the range to
fly the 2,200 nautical miles from
California to Hawaii - longest
overwater leg it would have to
make for overseas deployment.
Basic weapon would be four
7.2-mm machine guns.'9
WELCOME ABOARD - Admiral David A.
naval operations, is welcomed by J. T. Cosby,McDonald, chief
GD/Fort Worth vGen. Hudnell Heads SAAMA Team
At Convair Value Analysis
A value engineering team from
San Antonio Air Materiel Area
heard GD/Convair Division Presi-
dent J. H. Famme emphasize that
value control and cost reduction
were the division's "way of life"
and had been for several years.Convair's entire cost reduction
; program, including value engi-
neering, was on parade last month
before the Air Force group, head-
ed by Maj. Gen. W. T. Hudnell,
which is visiting companies doing
business with SAAMA.
General Hudnell, SAAMA com-
manding officer, said that he and
his team are anxious that all
SAAMA subcontractors under-
stand the Air Force's value engi-
neering program and policies.
He and other spokesmen stress-
ed that SAAMA is eager for all
ideas that might cut costs on Air
Force contracts. The AF officers
urged that all cost-cutting sugges-
tions be submitted for evaluation
as soon as possible.of
vicepresident-F-111 program director, and Frank W. Davis, GD/FW
president. At right is Capt. John W. Fair, Office of Chief of Naval
Operations. Capt. W. A. Mackey (back to camera) is Navy F-i ii
representative at GD FW.t r_.
RELIABILITY PANEL-Upper shot shows J. Y. McClure (center),
General Dynamics director, reliability, quality control, value control,
with guest speakers at GD Panel on Reliability held at New York May 11-13.
From left are Cal.FrankE. Brandeberry, USAF, Space Systems Division, Systems
Command; Lt. Col. Ben Bellis, USAF, Assistant for Systems Management, Systems
Command; McClure; Capt. T. V. Hennessey, Director of Assurance Engineering,
Bureau of Ships, Navy Dept.; and E. J. Nucci, Department of Defense head of
reliability. Group shot below is of the some 50 delegates from 11 GD divisions
and Washington Office.They went on to say that value
engineering change proposals
(VECPs) would be expedited in
every way possible.
WRITERS SOCIETY
ELECTS GD MEN
Two General Dynamics men
will serve on the national board
of directors of the Society of
Technical Writers and Publishers
following elections at the annual
convention last month in San
Diego. L. J. Solheid of GD/Con-
vair was named first vice presi-dent and C. W.
Fort Worth
treasurer.Thelen of GD/
was re-electedIncentives as high as 50 perI
cent of savings through VECPs
are possible to companies under
contracts bearing the value en-
gineering clause, the team pointed
out.
H. P. Williams, Convair's man-
ager of value control, told the
SAAMA team that the division is
concentrating more and more on
value assurance at design stages.
"We seldom get hardware
downstream now that has not
been thoroughly value analyzed
in advance," he said as he ex-
plained that practically 100 perMeeting
cent of Convair's key personnel
have been trained since the divi-
sion's value control program was
expanded and re-emphasized four
years ago.
He outlined the organization of
Convair's cost program in detail,
showing how value engineering
is dovetailed and supplemented
with other phases: cost reduction
in procurement and management
economics, or reduction in oper-
ating costs, resulting in an effi-
cient, all-encompassing, and
never-ending war on unnecessary
expense.la
SAAMA VISIT - GD/Convair President J. H. Famme welcomes
Maj. Gen. W. T. Hudnell, commander SAAMA, Kelly AFB, Texas,
and team to GD plant on recent value engineering exchange. From
left are Lt. R. C. Morgan, C. G. Mosely, Maj. J. F. Powell, L. 0.
Mendoza, Col. S. E. Allen, Gen. Hudnell, Famme, Col. E. E. Gossett,
and Lt. Col. C. W. Atterholt, San Diego AF Contract Management
District.ON THE BRIDGE - General Dynamics men from four divisions and Corporate Office took orien-
tation cruise aboard ASW carrier Essex last month. In photo at left are, from left: Gabriel Bureau,
Corporate Office; C. Diehl, GD/E-Rochester; Dr. P. H. Miller Jr., General Atomic; Capt. W. R. Meyer, Essex skipper; H. I.
Mandel, Electric Boat; Robert West, E-B. In photo at right: Victor Savchuk Jr., GD/E-Rochester; F. W. Bryan, Washington
Office; A. L. Brennan, GD/E-Rochester, Captain Meyer, Paul Brandt, Red Bank field office; U. W. Pommering, Stromberg-
Carlson.Wednesday, June 3, 1964
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