Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2210 posts, RR: 3 Posted (3 years 6 months 1 week ago) and read 1849 times:
What is the total aircraft manufacturing infrastructure in the U.S.?
As per my knowledge, Boeing has its 6 wide-body assembly lines in Everett (747, 747, empty, 767, 777, 787), its 2 737 lines in Renton, and what was the McDonnell Douglas factory in Long Beach (MD-11 and DC-9X) (which could theoretically be reactivated if needed). Then there is some sort of Lockheed factory in Palmdale where they made the L1011. What else is there. Surely there are a lot more, especially for military.
Acidradio From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 1855 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week ago) and read 1817 times:
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I will add a few:
- C130 made at Lockheed in Marietta, GA
- Cirrus Aviation (Cirrus SR20/SR22) in Duluth, MN
- Cessna Citation Jets in Wichita, KS
- Cessna piston-engine aircraft in Independence, KS
- Gulfstream in Savannah, GA
- Dassault in Little Rock, AR (I believe they fabricate/install interiors for Falcon jets delivered to North American market here)
BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14419 posts, RR: 26 Reply 5, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week ago) and read 1788 times:
Boeing builds commercial aircraft in the Seattle area and Charleston SC in the future.. The F-15, F-18, and T-45 are built in St. Louis. C-17s are built at the old McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach. Apaches are built in Mesa AZ, and Chinooks in Philadelphia. (you can see the plant as you take off sometimes)
Cessna builds their aircraft in Wichita KS. They also have factories in Bend OR and Columbus GA but I think those are both closing. Beechcraft also builds planes in Wichta if I'm not mistaken.
Learjet has had plants in Wichita as well as Tuscon, but I may be wrong.
Palmdale is home to Skunk Works which was formerly at BUR. Northrop Grumman also has facilities there where the B-2 was built.
Lockheed builds the F-22 in Marietta GA while the F-35 and F-16 are made in Ft. Worth.
Sikorsky does a lot of their work in Connecticut.
Also, as far as former factories go, there is the former Convair factory in San Diego.
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KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (3 years 6 months 1 week ago) and read 1785 times:
How about Palmdale, CA? Isn't that where the L-1011, B-1B, B-2 and the Space Shuttle orbiters were built? I'm sure the infrastructure to build something big is still there in some form or another...
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Boeing767mech From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 994 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1696 times:
What about Convair in San Diego, which made the CV-880/990 and PBY-5's,Tradewinds,Mod work on the B-36's and B-58's.
DeltaDAWG From United States of America, joined May 2006, 621 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1633 times:
Don't forget about the Skunkworks factory in Palmdale, CA! Lots of great a/c have been developed, assembled and tested at that facility.
Also, since someone pointed out Boeing's future plant in N. Charleston, SC I will point out Bombardier/Canadair's future facility in Kansas City for the C-series a/c as well as their existing Montreal facility albeit Canada and not U.S. but still N. America.
Amccann From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 171 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1587 times:
Quoting DeltaDAWG (Reply 8): I will point out Bombardier/Canadair's future facility in Kansas City for the C-series a/c
I guess I haven't heard that.
Besides Boeing's proposed 787 line in Charleston will this be the only other new line planned? What exactly will Bombardier be using this facility for?
Final question, what is the possibility of Bombardier buying up the old TWA hangar at MCI now that AAL is closing up shop there? Seems like a logical move, they could convert it into a interior fitting line, paint shop, and/or delivery center.
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Packcheer From United States of America, joined Nov 2008, 323 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1572 times:
Is the new Boeing factory in Charleston going to be a single line specifically for the 787 or will it be 1 additional line, just currently used for the 787?
(could it be reconfigured later if there are a new rash of orders for another Boeing aircraft?)
Travelin man From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 3316 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1513 times:
Bell Helicopters -- I think the manufacturing plant is somewhere around Ft. Worth, TX.
Rangercarp From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 124 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 1449 times:
Hawker/beechcraft has a plant in Salina Kansas, but it will be closing soon. Boeing also has a large facility in Wichita, not sure what they do there though... Spirit Areosystems builds major 747 componets in Wichita. But then, even Airbus has a presence in Wichita (not a factory, but an office building).
474218 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 6340 posts, RR: 9 Reply 14, posted (3 years 6 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1388 times:
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 6): How about Palmdale, CA? Isn't that where the L-1011, B-1B, B-2 and the Space Shuttle orbiters were built? I'm sure the infrastructure to build something big is still there in some form or another...
US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale has seven (7) different manufacturing facilities (called sites) and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility, which is on LM propriety but unitize the USAF runways. Over the years the following aircraft have been built or assembled in Palmdale: Including but not limited to, the Space Shuttle, B-70, SR-71, TR-1 (U-2R/S), T-38, F-5, F-20, P-3, L-1011, X-32, X-35, YF-22, B-1, B-2, Global Hawk, Pole Cat, and the Dark Star. Additionally, Palmdale facilities were used for production flight testing and delivery of several aircraft including the F-89, F-94, F-100, F-102, and F-104.
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