The Iraqis have not used their fixed-wing planes to attack the Shiites since last month.

The officials said that in the last several months, the guerrillas had shot down one fixed-wing plane or helicopter a day on the average.

It currently protects about 350 aircraft of 33 types, from small, fixed-wing planes to helicopters.

But since the war, Mitsubishi has only produced 1,232 fixed-wing planes and that explains many of its problems today.

They called in "close air support" from Nato, which responded with helicopters and possibly fixed-wing planes as well.

Please, not to be bringing a fixed-wing plane.

The only way to see them is from the air, which costs about $135 a person by helicopter or $65 in fixed-wing planes.

It does not cover helicopters, which are more maneuverable than fixed-wing planes.

It was not intervention when we ordered fixed-wing Iraqi planes grounded and shot down a couple to make the point.

American forces did shoot down two Iraqi fixed-wing planes that they said had violated cease-fire provisions.