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June 1985 General Dynamics World Page 4
Former F-16 Engineer
Now Flies the F-16
As an Instructor Pilot
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tom Horne is convincing proof
that a pilot cannot know too much about the aircraft he
flies.
When Horne entered F-16 pilot training at MacDill
AFB, Fla., in 1980, he already was well acquainted with
the characteristics and capabilities of the Fighting Falcon,
having been one of Fort Worth's original aerodynamics
engineers in the F-16 program during the mid-1970s.
Horne, who had graduated first in his class in under-
graduate pilot training, distinguished himself at MacDill
by finishing at the top of his class in F-16 flight training.
For this he won the Francis S. Gabreski Award, which is
named for one of the greatest American fighter aces of
World War II.USAF Capt. Tom Horne
Later, he finished at the top of his class and won the
Gabreski Award a second time when he completed F-16
instructor pilot training at the base.
Horne logged his 1,000th F-16 flight hour recently and is
teaching new pilots to fly the F-16 in his present assignment
with MacDill's 61st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron.
The North Carolina native went to work at Fort Worth
after earning an aeronautical engineering degree from
North Carolina State University. He was employed in the
aerodynamics section of the Engineering Department and
worked on advanced F-16 programs. One of his assign-
ments was defining optimal aircraft configurations for
allied air forces that were potential F-16 customers.
"As a result, I learned a lot about the performance and
maneuverability of the aircraft and also quite a bit about
subsystems, such as the head-up display," Horne said. "I
sometimes use this extra insight now when I'm teaching
students." Horne was already qualified as a private pilot
while employed at Fort Worth. He left the company to
join the Air Force late in 1976.
Gene Wadsworth, who works in the F-16F Program
Office, was Horne's lead engineer in the 1970s. "When he
left, Tom's goal was to rank high in undergraduate pilot
training so that he could pick his assignment and fly the
F-16," Wadsworth said.
"As an F-16 pilot, Tom has the complete background.
He knew what the aircraft could do before he ever got
assigned to it," Wadsworth said.j+1 C 1 4/ -
Around the World
CHQ: Patrick G. Olson joined as Subcontract Auditor ... William W. Nunn transferred from Fort Worth and was
promoted to Manager-Corporate Offset ... Bruce L. Dirks was promoted to Corporate Manager-Capital Analysis ...
Andre R. Richir and Benjamin H. Schleider to Manager-Corporate Offset ... Peggy A. Wendeler to Text Processing
Supervisor.
Convair: Edwin D. Bowen was promoted to Engineering Chief. . . Terence M. Curtis and Matthew D. McManaman
to Quality Assurance Group Engineer ... James H. Ehlers to Production Support Manager ... Paul L. Frederick to
Logistics Supervisor . . . John P. Grando to Operations Manager . . . David S. Hackley to Project Manager . . . Bert
T. Johnson to Manufacturing Operations Supervisor ... Tommy R. Maxwell to Quality Control Chief.. . Charles F.
Ritter to Base Engineering Services Chief. . . Kevin J. Coe to Manufacturing Control Supervisor ... Harold G.
Easter to Operations General Supervisor-Manufacturing Control . . . Ernest R. Gonzales, Lawrence M. Mitchell and
John R. Payne to Operations Supervisor-Manufacturing Control . . . Richard S. Roth to Quality Assurance Supervi-
sor. . . Joseph J. Spanelli to Estimating Chief ... Phillip Waier to Operations General Supervisor-Manufacturing ...
Jan F. Lundy-lufer to Publications Supervisor . . . Anne Raines and Elizabeth A. Schara to Tooling Supervisor.
Electronics: Thomas N. Groot and Ronald J. Patruno were promoted to Material Control Supervisor . . . Douglas
S. Pulver to Program Management Specialist ... Duane L. Tobertson to Product Test Supervisor.
Fort Worth: Charles E. Adams and Anthony M. Lopiano were promoted to Quality Assurance Chief.. . Michael
K. Bagwell and David M. Coburn to Manufacturing Control General Supervisor ... Bruce R. Barrett to Industrial
Relations Chief. . . Gregory S. Bennett and Harold E. Napier to Purchasing Agent . . . Mark B. Blasingame and
Clyde R. Frizzell to Tooling Supervisor . . . Joseph C. Boykin Jr. and William M. Rowell Jr. to Project Engineer ...
Thomas G. Cheatum and George L. Foster Jr. to Engineering Program Manager . . . Donald M. Cline to Project
Coordinator . . . Ralph M. Eckert and Daniel K. Shubert Jr. to Procurement Chief. . . Robert P. Frye, Tomlin W.
Moore and Robert F. Reams to Senior Project Engineer . . . John S. Fuller, Charles E. Styron and Leo T. Wood to
Engineering Chief. . . Allen M. Godwin and George E. Law Jr. to Assistant Project Engineer . . . Ned S. Harrison,
James C. Hoffman, Michael 0. Turner and Frank E. Weaver to Manufacturing Control Supervisor . . . Charles W.
Jerden to Senior Program Analyst ... Frederick E. Lewis to Project Manager ... David A. McDonald and Robert T.
Mikronis to Logistics Engineer ... William J. Parker to Logistics Group Engineer ... James P. Prindle V to Program
Specialist . . . Thomas R. Reed to Industrial Engineering Specialist . . . Kenneth W. Smith to Material Planning
Supervisor . . . Perry A. Stokes to Senior Engineer . . . Carol E. Tenery to Program Estimator . . . Dorothy A. Weber
to Senior Administrative Services Analyst ... Opie W. White Jr. to Engineering Manager ... Scott G. Wiederkehr to
Administrative Services Specialist.
Land Systems: Charles A. Steinman was promoted to Marketing Representative . . . Lynda L. Eagle to Program
Administration Specialist . . . Kathleen A. Reif to Senior Program Administration Analyst ... Linda J. Walter to
Program Administrator . . . David M. Dudek to Production Engineering Chief. . . David J. Gray to Payroll Chief ...
James M. Ankoviak to Quality Systems Specialist . . . Sherryl D. Love to Material Planning & Control Supervisor ...
Robert J. Rannebarger to Program Management Representative . . . Linda M. Washington to Administration Super-
visor ... Sandia L. Good to Senior Material Planning Analyst ... John M. Large to Quality Conr l Engineering
Senior Supervisor ... Joseph D. Myers to Production Control Supervisor ... Earl R. Thompson to Inspection
General Foreman . . . Rex W. Roberts to Maintenance Superintendent . . . G. M. Bader to Production Control
General Supervisor . . . G. S. Cann to General Foreman.
Pomona: James E. Allinder, Calvin H. Birch and Armando A. Terrazas were promoted to Project Engineer . . . Ray
T. Coyle to Manufacturing Supervisor ... Robert L. Day to Manufacturing Development Specialist ... Donald B.
Fields to Assistant Project Engineer ... Dale D. Kern to Senior Project Engineer. . . Daniel E. Madison to Super-
intendent . . . Peter A. Meisenzahl to Electronics Engineer . . . Ned V. Montgomery to Departmental Assistant ...
Regina M. Santillo to Business Plans Analyst ... George E. Smith and Marleen F. Hernandez to Procurement
Program Administrator . . . Walter J. Barnard, Jennifer J. Foutts and David G. Heyne to Estimating Chief. . . John
D. Brink Jr. and Wayne A. Stanley to Estimating Manager ... Dennis R. Hardy Jr. and John R. Hunt to Navajo
Product Line Manager . . . Harold E. Hornbuckle to Quality Assurance Group Engineer . . . Betty J. McIntosh to
Manufacturing and Material Control Chief. . . Wayne A. Moore to Project Coordinator. At Camden, Frank A.
Brodkin to Standard Lab Senior Engineer. . . Clifton E. Belt to Development Specialist ... James R. Cameron to
Computer Specialist . . . Russell W. Comeaux and James D. Henderson to Material Requirements Supervisor ...
Bessie P. Davis to Traffic Supervisor ... Leo S. Diede to Compensation Administrator . . . Albert M. Douglas and
Andrew S. Marino to Manufacturing Manager . . . Robert D. Foster to Manufacturing Senior Engineer . . . Randell
P. Graham to Senior Master Scheduler. . . Travis W. Greer to Material Control Chief ... Peter V. Holland to
Mechanical Senior Engineer . . . Charles R. Holley to Reliability Specialist . . . Betty J. Lamkin to Material Liaison
Representative . . . Bruce E. McMahen to Material Control Supervisor. . . John C. Shelton to General Accoun-
tant . . . Malissa A. West to Data Entry Supervisor . . . Ronald R. Wood to Quality Assurance Supervisor . . . Judy
A. Ziebart to Material Liaison Representative.
Quincy: Edward Vigeant was promoted to Plant Protection Supervisor.
Data Systems: At Western Center, Juan E. Green was promoted to Finance Manager . . . John W. Winn to Senior
Customer Services Specialist. At Eastern Center, Richard A. Doiron to Operations Services Manager . . . Michael J.
Sherman to Business Systems Development Supervisor.
GDSC: R. C. Boyd was promoted to F-16 Facilities Manager.. . Raymond R. Yinger to Project Manager-Peace
Gate Project ... George A. Washabaugh to Administration Support Manager ... James A. Devine to Program
Administration Supervisor . . . Marc A. Greenleaf to New Product Development Specialist.
DatagraphiX: Roger L. Mauermann was promoted to Regional Service Manager ... Ron H. Moehlenhof to
National Sales Manager. . . Frank W. Shufelt, Frank E. Bures and Edward B. Guin to District Service Manager ...
David G. Warner and Donald K. Wood to Branch Manager Sales . . . Cheryle Ehmke to Micrographics Sales Man-
ager . . . Linster W. Fox to Financial Planning and Control Manager . . . Gary A. Awings to Operations Manager ...
James A. Huizenga to Q-A Engineering Manager ... Giovanni Maretta to Production Manager ... Ray A. Sanks to
Material Control Supervisor.Employees May Aid Tree Project in Israel
General Dynamics is participating in a program that
allows non-Israeli citizens to take part in Israel's
reforestation efforts.
Under "The Regeneration of Endangered Evergreens"
program, employees may donate $5 to plant one new tree
in Israel. If 1,000 trees have been provided in this manner
by the end of 1985, a General Dynamics grove will be
dedicated in the Galilee region of the country.
Employees who contribute will be given a certificaterecognizing their participation.
Originally, participants signed up on a display board at
the General Dynamics office in Tel Aviv. Employees in the
United States can now contribute by mailing the donation
to Diane L. Hanson in Fort Worth's Quality Assurance
Department, Mail Zone 1781, P.O. Box 748, Fort Worth,
Tex., 76101. She will collect the money and forward it to
the Israel office periodically. Checks should be made
payable to "Tree Program."GENERAL DYNAMICS
World
Published by: General Dynamics Corporation
Pierre Laclede Center, St. Louis, Mo. 63105
Manager of Internal Communication: Edward D. Williams
Division Contributing Editors: Edie Boudreau,
Charles Brown, Jack Isabel, Daniel Luchsinger, Jack Price,
Jim Reyburn, Joe Stout, Z. Joe ThorntonJune 1985 General Dynamics World
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