Wire rope from cockpit to control surfaces in F-14:

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Calif. couple sentenced in military fraud Jun 8, 2004
Spring Valley-based Supply Depot Inc. sold the military substandard wire
rope to connect wing flaps and rudders to cockpit flight control systems in
the B-1 bomber, F-14 Tomcat and B-52 bomber, according to Carol Lam, the
U.S. attorney in San Diego. The actions by Gerald and Rosemarie Dillon in
1999 and 2000 forced the military to ground the planes, prosecutors said.
(Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)


Fraudulent sales to military draw sentence Jun 8, 2004
The wire rope at issue was used for a variety of purposes, including as
aircraft cable to connect wing flaps and rudders to cockpit flight control
systems of certain aircraft, including the B-1 Bomber, F-4 Phantom, B-52
Stratofortress and the F-14 Tomcat. The casters fraudulently substituted by
the defendants were approved for use on scaffolding that serviced the B-1
vomber and for use in transporting bombs and fuel tanks to and from military
aircraft, according to the indictment. (San Diego Union-Tribune)


Husband, Wife Sentenced In Federal Fraud Case Jun 8, 2004
The wire rope at issue was used for a variety of purposes, including as
aircraft 000005DC cable to connect wing flaps and rudders to cockpit flight
control systems of certain aircraft, including the B-1 Bomber, F-4 Phantom,
B-52 Stratofortress and the F-14 Tomcat. According to the indictment, the
fraudulent casters were approved for use on scaffolding that serviced the
B-1 bomber and for use in transporting bombs and fuel tanks to and from
military aircraft. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)