HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-709 05-09-1989RESOLUTION NO. 89 -709
WHEREAS, the V -22 Osprey tilt -rotor aircraft is a project with
potential for substantial commercial advantages for the United States,
as well as for the communities where this technology is developed and
constructed; and,
WHEREAS, the V -22 represents the tangible results of a continuing
commitment to excellence in the providing of equipment to our armed
forces; and,
WHEREAS, the V -22 program has produced not just a design but an actual
flying aircraft capable of meeting a vital need to transport troops
greater distances at greater speeds than with helicopters, yet with a
helicopter's flexibility to land off airports; and,
WHEREAS, the development of the V -22 by the military will assist in
developing technology which will be vital for civil aviation as
airports and skies become increasingly more crowded with aircraft
which need miles of concrete runways and long approach paths; and,
WHEREAS, an interruption of funding for existing contracts for the
development and construction of the V -22 aircraft may well cost us the
acknowledged leadership role this nation has garnered_ not only in
tilt -rotor design technology, but in aviation exports, thus, further
debilitating the trade balance with other countries;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
Section 1.
That Congress be urged to reinstate full funding for the V -22 aircraft
program into the Defense budget for the years 1989 -1990.
Section 2.
That a copy of this Resolution be mailed to the Honorable George W.
Bush, President of the United States, to United States Senators Lloyd
Bentsen and Phil Gramm, and to the Honorable Jim Wright, United States
Congressman.
Passed and approved this 9th day of May , 1989.
APPROVED:
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Harold D. Samuels, Mayor
ATTEST:
H. Kay Godbe
City Secretary