Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
At A Glance
Vought is focused on being our customers’ most valued partner for major airframe structures.
Headquarters Information:
P.O. Box 655907, Dallas, TX 75265-5907
972-946-2011
www.voughtaircraft.com
President and CEO: Elmer Doty
2009 Revenues: Approximately $1.9 billion
Ownership: Privately held since 2000 by equity funds managed by The Carlyle Group, L.L.C.
Business: Manufactures wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles, thrust reversers,
cabin structures, and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft
Plants: Eight manufacturing sites in the United States: Brea, Calif.; Dallas; Everett, Wash.; Grand
Prairie, Texas; Hawthorne, Calif.; Milledgeville, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Stuart, Fla.
Primary Customers: Airbus, Boeing, Cessna, Gulfstream Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Northrop
Grumman, and Sikorsky
Total Workforce: Approximately 5,937 employees and 705 contract workers (6,642 total)
Employment By Site:
 Brea: 104 - 100 employees and 4 contractors
 Dallas (Jefferson Street): 2,940 - 2,756 employees and 184 contractors
 Everett: 117 - 116 employees and 1 contractor
 Grand Prairie (Marshall Street): 833 - 705 employees and 128 contractors
 Hawthorne: 932 - 592 employees and 340 contractors
 Milledgeville: 496 - 486 employees and 10 contractors
 Nashville: 877 - 872 employees and 5 contractors
 Stuart: 238 - 216 employees and 22 contractors
 Offsite (corporate/other): 105 - 94 employees and 11 contractors
Products:
 Wings and wing components (major programs: Gulfstream G550/G500 and G450 business
jets; Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle; Airbus A330/A340; Boeing 767; C-17 Globemaster III)
 Empennage/tail sections (major programs: C-17 Globemaster III; Boeing 747 and 767; V-22
Osprey; C-130J Super Hercules)
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Flight control surfaces (major programs: C-5 Galaxy; C-17 Globemaster III; V-22 Osprey;
Boeing 737NG and 777)
Cabin structures (BLACK HAWK UH-60L, UH-60M; MH-60S)
Fuselage panel assemblies (Boeing 747)
Doors (major programs: Boeing 747 and 767 airplanes; V-22 Osprey ramp door)
Nacelles (major programs: C-17 Globemaster III; Gulfstream G450 and Hawker 800 business
jets; fan cowl doors and panels for Boeing 747, 767 and 777)
Product overview per site:
 Brea – Wing skins, spars, stringers, straps, chords, panels, frames and ribs for commercial and
military aircraft
 Dallas – Jefferson Street facility: Tail section, nacelles and aerial refueling receptacle for C-17
Globemaster III cargo aircraft; wings for Global Hawk UAV; cabin structure for BLACK HAWK
UH-60 variants; empennage, ramp and ramp door for the V-22 Osprey; wings for Gulfstream
G550 and G500; flight control surfaces for the C-5 Galaxy; and machining and fabrication of
parts and components for commercial and military aircraft
 Everett – Fuselage skins and doublers, bulkheads, wing spars, stringers, ribs, panels, pylons
and machined components for commercial and military aircraft
 Grand Prairie – Marshall Street facility: Assembly of tail sections for Boeing 767 and 747;
fuselage panels and floor beams for Boeing 747
 Hawthorne – Panels for Boeing 747 fuselage and 767 aft body
 Milledgeville – Composite component fabrication and assembly for commercial and military
aircraft
 Nashville – Wing components for Airbus A330/A340; wings for the Gulfstream G450 business
jet; and empennage for the C-130J Super Hercules
 Stuart – Center wing section and components for Boeing 767; wing flaps and ailerons for the
Boeing 777, pressurized doors for Boeing 767 and 747; inboard wing flaps for 737 NG; and
nacelle components for the Hawker Beechcraft 800 and the Gulfstream G450
Overview
Vought’s heritage evolves from a world-class family tree: Grumman, Northrop, Stinson, Textron,
Avco and Vought. The Vought name extends back to the military aircraft company founded by
aviation pioneer, Chance Milton Vought. In 1917, with Birdseye B. Lewis, Vought organized the
Lewis & Vought Corp. Among the more than 15,000 aircraft produced by Chance Vought’s legacy
companies, some notable ones include the VE-7 Bluebird, the OS2U Kingfisher, the F4U Corsair,
the F-8 Crusader, and the A-7 Corsair II.
Today, Vought Aircraft Industries is a major subcontracting partner on many commercial and military
aircraft programs. The company is positioned as a Tier I Integrator – filling the gap between prime
contractors and traditional subcontractors by providing large, complex aerostructures on a turnkey
basis.
Ownership Changes
In 1992, Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) sells assets of its aircraft division to The Carlyle Group and
Northrop Corp. Two years later, Northrop, following its acquisition of Grumman Corp., buys the
remaining 51 percent of the Dallas and Grand Prairie operations from Carlyle. In July 2000, The
Carlyle Group buys Northrop Grumman’s aerostructures business. The business is renamed Vought
Aircraft Industries, Inc. and remains based in Dallas.
In July 2003, Vought Aircraft Industries purchases The Aerostructures Corp, with manufacturing
sites in Nashville, Tenn.; Brea, Calif.; and Everett, Wash.
Vought Site History At A Glance
Dallas-Area Facilities History
 Vought’s Jefferson Street plant at the Dallas Naval Air Station dates back to World War II, when
North American Aviation built P-51 fighters and B-24 bombers.
 In 1948, the plant is taken over by Chance Vought Co., which two decades later becomes part of
Dallas-based LTV Corp.
 The Marshall Street plant opened in Grand Prairie in 1968. The company’s Dallas-area
employment reached an all-time high of 26,000 in 1970.
Brea Facility History
 In 1979, Contour of California (CCI) is established in Brea when assets of Macrodyne’s Macro
Division and NEA’s Certified Manufacturing are purchased and combined. In 1996 CCI is sold to
The Carlyle Group, which merges the business with Contour Industries of Everett to form
Contour Aerospace, Inc. In 1998, Carlyle merges Contour with The Aerostructures Corp. and
operates unit as a division. Employment peaked in 1998 with approximately 560 people.
Everett Facility History
 Contour Industries in Everett, Wash., was founded in 1973 and initially machined skins, spars
and stringers for the Boeing 707 and 727. In 1996 Contour Industries is sold to The Carlyle
Group, which merges the business with Contour of California (CCI) of Brea to form Contour
Aerospace, Inc. In 1998, Carlyle merges Contour with The Aerostructures Corp. and operates
unit as a division. Employment peaked in 1998 with approximately 170 workers.
Hawthorne Facility History
 Began building 747 fuselage sections in 1968 as part of former Northrop entity. Employment
peaked in 1974-75 with approximately 2,500 people, when production reaches high of seven
ship sets per month.
Milledgeville Facility History
 Operations began in 1975 under Grumman Corp. producing parts primarily for military aircraft.
Employment peaked in both 1982 and 1998 at approximately 700.
Nashville Facility History
 Operations in Nashville can be traced back to 1939 when it was known as Stinson Aircraft Co.
As a division of the Aviation Co., the third-largest producer of war materials during World War II,
it was merged with Vultee in 1940 and merged again to form Consolidated Vultee Aircraft in
1943. In 1959, the Aviation Co. became Avco Corp. In 1966, the Nashville division was
renamed Avco Aerostructures. In 1985, Avco Aerostructures became part of Textron Inc. as a
result of their acquisition of Avco Corporation, and in 1987, the name changed to Textron
Aerostructures. The Nashville facility was purchased in September 1996 by The Carlyle Group
and renamed The Aerostructures Corp. It merged with Vought in 2003.
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Notable aircraft created by Aerostructures’ legacy companies include the Voyager/L-5 Sentinel,
the SR-10 Reliant/UC-81, the Vultee Vengeance dive bomber, and the co-produced (with
Lockheed) P-38 Lightning. Employment peaked in 1986 with approximately 7,600 people.
Stuart Facility History
 Opened in 1950 as a Grumman Corp. operation, initially used for flight test operations.
Production programs for commercial and military aircraft began in 1963. In 2002, company
moves production of commercial aircraft doors from Perry, Ga., to Stuart. Employment peaked in
1985 with approximately 1,200 workers.
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