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  Vought - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vought was sold from LTV and owned in various degrees by the Carlyle Group and Northrop Grumman in the early 1990s.
Vought was reestablished as a separate division in United Aircraft in 1942.
Vought is heavily involved in the Boeing 747, Boeing 787 aircraft as well as supplying parts for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vought   (978 words)

  
 MITEM Case Study - Vought Aircraft Industries
Vought's goal was to create greater efficiencies in process planning by reducing the number of screens a planner had to navigate, providing drop-down tables that define various codes, implementing rules-based selection of data codes, and allowing access to other systems without exiting the planning system.
Vought accomplished all of these objectives with the MitemView application, and in addition, developed several other transactions within the application that aid a process planner in performing functions such as: effective code searches, illustration lookup, standard operation lookup, cut, paste and copy, and word search.
Vought developed a statement of work for the proof of concept and established ground rules and expectations for 2 suppliers being considered for the project.
www.mitem.com /resources/caseStudies/vought.asp   (931 words)

  
 Vought - Flightopedia
Vought died from septicemia in 1930, but in that short time period succeeded in producing a variety of fighters, trainers, flying boats, and observation aircraft for the US Navy and the US Army Air Service.
Vought was restablished as a separate division in United Aircraft in 1942.
Vought is heavily involved in the Boeing 787 aircraft.
flightopedia.com /vought.htm   (714 words)

  
 Vought Aircraft
Vought Aircraft Industries once again became an independent company and is now the world's largest independent aerostructures subcontractor.
Vought, a company of 6,000 employees and annual sales of more than $1 billion, is still hitting some rough spots.
At the end of October 2001, Vought announced that it would be cutting 1,200 jobs, or 20 percent of its work force, partly as a result of a downturn at Boeing due to lessening aircraft purchases resulting from a general downturn in the economy and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
www.pilotfriend.com /acft_manu/vaught.htm   (1335 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Vought Aircraft Industries is a privately held, integrated enterprise combining the aerostructures design-and-manufacturing capabilities of Vought Aircraft Company, Northrop Corporation, and Grumman Corporation.
Vought excels as a "tier 1" integrator--filling the gap between prime contractors and traditional build-to-print subcontractors by providing large, complex aerostructures assemblies on a turnkey basis.
Vought is the largest subcontractor on the C-17 [U.S. Air Force transport aircraft].
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/feb_02_19.php   (896 words)

  
 Star-Telegram | 11/30/2006 | New Vought chief says company has turned corner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Vought had a negative cash flow of more than $100 million a year for each of the last three years.
As revenue declined during the aerospace industry slump after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, Vought spent heavily on investments in the Boeing 787 jetliner program, acquiring the Nashville division from Textron in 2003 and then launching the consolidation effort.
Vought will manufacture large parts of the 787 fuselage at a plant that opened recently in Charleston, S.C., and, as joint venture partner with Italy's Alenia Aeronautica, will produce major subassemblies of the aircraft.
www.dfw.com /mld/dfw/16130265.htm   (1193 words)

  
 Vought
The structure on the side of the building was used to lower finished aircraft, in pieces, to the street where they were tested and assembled.
From 1929 until 1934, when it was forced to dissolve by provisions of the Air Mail Act of 1934, Chance Vought was part of the holding company, United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (UATC) along with Pratt and Whitney, Boeing Airplane and Transport, Hamilton Metalplane, and Sikorsky.
Vought had also moved into the area of missiles and launch vehicles.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Vought/Aero23.htm   (1749 words)

  
 Diversity in Action: Vought Aircraft Industries forecasts robust hiring
Vought's heritage includes a number of legacy companies and a long and distinguished history in aviation.
Among the 15,000 aircraft produced by Chance Vought's companies were the OS2U Kingfisher, the F4U gull-winged Corsair and the F-8 Crusader.
Vought is also involved in Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering (AMIE), a group that gives the company access to engineering students through the deans of historically fl colleges and universities (HBCUs).
www.diversitycareers.com /articles/pro/04-decjan/dia_vought.htm   (592 words)

  
 NDM Article - More Military Business on Vought’s Horizon
The JSF could be the largest military aircraft program this century, and Vought would have wanted to participate, but was unable to do so, because, when the JSF teams were formed, the company was still owned by Northrop Grumman.
Vought was selected by Lockheed Martin to provide new or remanufactured P-3 wings, assuming that the Navy decides to replace its older airplanes and chooses Lockheed as the prime contractor.
Vought has two main competitors: GKN Aerospace, in the United Kingdom, and The Aerostructures Co., in Nashville.
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2001/Aug/More_Military.htm   (777 words)

  
 Alcoa: News: What's New at Alcoa - 2002: Alcoa Selected Member of Vought Sonic Cruiser Technology Development Sub-team.
Alcoa was selected by Vought Aircraft Industries (www.voughtaircraft.com) to be a member of its Sonic Cruiser technology development sub-team.
Vought and its team members will help provide an integrated set of design, machine tool and advanced materials technologies for the Sonic Cruiser development effort.
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (www.voughtaircraft.com) is the world's largest independent supplier of aerostructures.
www.alcoa.com /global/en/news/whats_new/2002/vought_6_13.asp   (505 words)

  
 Vought to get more 7E7 work
Vought Aircraft Industries will get a much bigger piece of the 7E7 airframe manufacturing work than previously thought, increasing the percentage of Boeing's new jetliner that will be built in the United States.
The fact that Vought will build more of the 7E7, however, is not seen as a factor likely to weigh in Boeing's decision where to assemble the new jet.
Vought is considered a leader in composites, which is why it was selected by Boeing as one of its 7E7 structure partners.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/148919_vought19.html   (934 words)

  
 News Releases - 01-04-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Vought Aircraft Industries Showcases Unmanned Air Vehicle Expertise at Industry Conference
Vought’s exhibit (booth 507) features its work on Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4A/B Global Hawk UAV and its own Kingfisher II hybrid concept, a sea-going UAV that could take off and land on water.
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (www.voughtaircraft.com) is one of the world’s largest independent suppliers of aerostructures.
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 Paris 2003: Merger a boon for both parties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Last month’s agreement by Vought Aircraft Industries to merge with Aerostructures Corp. marks a new phase in the development of a company with a long and proud history.
Vought is the world’s largest independent supplier of aerostructures, with annual sales exceeding $1 billion, but the merger with Aerostructures with annual sales of more than $300 million, will bring important primary customers to the party, including Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Gulfstream and Bell Helicopter.
Boeing was impressed by this initiative and Vought was invited to join the structural technology team focusing on the Sonic Cruiser development.
www.ainonline.com /publications/paris/paris_03/pd2voughtpg66.html   (631 words)

  
 ASC Process Systems :: ASC Process Systems Completes the World's Largest Autoclave for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 represents the future in passenger aircraft in that it will fly longer distances and be the most fuel efficient ever built.
ASC is very proud to be an integral part in the advancement of aviation material development with Vought Aircraft and all of the parties involved," says Dave Mason, President, ASC Process Systems.
Vought Aircraft (http://www.voughtaircraft.com/) is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of aero structures.
sev.prnewswire.com /aerospace-defense/20060824/LATH03124082006-1.html   (404 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Kelly Space, Vought Aircraft to Vie for Space Launch Initiative Funds
WASHINGTON -- Kelly Space and Technology Inc. and Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. are teaming up to develop a second-generation reusable launch vehicle design and related technologies under NASAs Space Launch Initiative, the companies announced in a joint statement Jan. 23.
Vought builds structures for the Boeing 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777 aircraft.
"Voughts history is rich in successful development of leading-edge flight systems that have performed crucial roles in this nations aerospace history," Robert M. Davis, Kellys president and chief executive officer, said in the statement.
www.space.com /businesstechnology/technology/kelly_vought_010123.html   (346 words)

  
 Open for business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
It was only six months ago when Newton, then an employee of Dallas-based Vought Aircraft Industries, was being applauded for his role in the creation of the company’s 342,000-square-foot building on some 240 acres adjacent to Charleston International Airport.
While Vought Aircraft Industries’ legacy extends back to the first production of military aircraft in the United States, Global Aeronautica is a new joint venture between Vought and Italy’s Alenia Aeronautica, specifically created for the 787 project.
Given all the talk in recent months about how the Vought facility will be the linchpin of a hoped-for aeronautic cluster in the Lowcountry, the activity that will occur on the huge industrial campus is still something of an enigma to the general public.
www.charlestonbusiness.com /current/12_26/news/8241-1.html   (1573 words)

  
 Spotlight on industry: Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. Sea Power - Find Articles
Sea Power: Vought Aircraft has a long record of building innovative combat-- proven aircraft for the Navy and Marine Corps-including the HU Corsair of World War It and the record-setting FSU Crusader fighter.
Vought Aircraft Industries is a privately held, integrated enterprise combining the aerostructures design-and-- manufacturing capabilities of Vought Aircraft Company, Northrop Corporation, and Grumman Corporation.
Industry pioneers-- Chance Vought, Jack Northrop, and Leroy Grumman, respectively-- founded all of these companies.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_200202/ai_n9041269   (830 words)

  
 Aberdeen Group: Vought Aircraft Industries Reaches Comfortable Altitude of Spending Analysis Visibility to Fuel ...
As one of the largest aerostructure subcontractors in the world, Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. had a good handle on its direct manufacturing costs as it serves giant aircraft manufacturers like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
Vought wanted to apply similar procurement discipline to its indirect categories of spend as it did to its direct expenses, but it had poor visibility because it was using multiple procurement and payment methods to purchase indirect goods and services.
As a customer of its e-procurement solution, Vought engaged Ketera Inc. to compile a single view of its indirect purchase history from its various systems in late 2002.
www.aberdeen.com /summary/report/case_study/CS_Vought_2717.asp   (260 words)

  
 Compositesworld.com - Daniel Tharp joins Vought Aircraft - October 2006
Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. (Dallas, Tex.) announced on Oct. 9 that it has hired Daniel Tharp as general manager of its Nashville, Tenn. manufacturing site.
In 1995 he was named engineering manager for the Learjet Model 45 aircraft and then served as the program’s director of operations from 1997 to 2000.
Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. designs and manufactures major airframe structures such as wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft.
www.compositesworld.com /news/cwweekly/2006/October/cw110739   (448 words)

  
 Vought Receives Top National SBA Award
Vought received the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award of Excellence, recognizing large prime contractors that have excelled in their use of small business as suppliers and subcontractors.
Vought’s supplier diversity program actively pursues qualified subcontractors through outreach programs, trade fairs, conferences and small business expos throughout the country.
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (www.voughtaircraft.com) is one of the world’s largest independent suppliers of aerostructures.  Headquartered in Dallas, the company designs and manufactures major airframe structures, such as wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft.
www.thecarlylegroup.com /eng/news/l5-news2634.html   (285 words)

  
 Vought Delivers 150th Shipset of Integrated Wings For Gulfstream V Business Jet
DALLAS – Vought Aircraft Industries Inc., the world's largest independent producer of aerostructures, recently delivered the 150th shipset of integrated wings for the Gulfstream V ultra-long range business jet.
Teammates and subcontractors to Vought on the Gulfstream V wing program are ShinMaywa of Japan (flight control surfaces) and Korea Aerospace Industries (leading edges).
Vought Aircraft Industries, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides fuselage subassemblies, nacelles, and thrust reversers, empennage structures, and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft.
www.inflightusa.com /news/o.news.11.html   (369 words)

  
 Kelly and Vought Team Up For New Spaceplane
Vought has been working with crew systems and related aerospace structures since the founding of the company in 1917.
Kelly's teaming agreement with Vought for RLV airframe development marks the transition to an increasingly hardware-oriented development of the Kelly concept.
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is the world's largest independent supplier of aerostructures, with estimated annual sales of more than $1 billion.
www.spacedaily.com /news/rlv-01.html   (909 words)

  
 DEP’s Air Division Recognizes Industry’s Environmental Stewardship by Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-25)
Representatives of the winning facilities were presented distinctive awards during a ceremony held at the Double Tree Hotel in Cocoa Beach on October 3, during the Division’s statewide Annual Air Meeting.
Vought implemented an employee training program that emphasized the importance of reusing materials, and using less solvents and paints thus avoiding waste where possible.
Vought realized significant reductions of both hazardous waste and emissions of volatile organic compounds.
www.dep.state.fl.us /secretary/news/2001/01-pepvai.htm   (307 words)

  
 Excel - Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
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The Center operates Monday through Thursday 8am to 8pm and Friday 8am to 4:30pm, Central time.
benefits.voughtaircraft.com   (85 words)

  
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AUSTIN, Texas — Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. and the University of Texas at Arlington will enter into a major collaborative agreement that will give the university's aerospace engineering program a presence in the company's Dallas manufacturing operations.
The partnership, which was announced Thursday at Vought's Dallas headquarters by company officials and Governor Rick Perry, includes the company's plans to expand its manufacturing site in Dallas and bring 3,000 new jobs to the city.
Vought and UTA are still completing the details of these aspects of the partnership.
www.utsystem.edu /news/2004/UTA-VoughtCollaboration02-26-04.htm   (266 words)

  
 UTA and Vought Aircraft Announce Collaboration
AUSTIN – Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. and The University of Texas at Arlington will enter into a major collaborative agreement that will give the university's aerospace engineering program a presence in the company's Dallas manufacturing operations.
The partnership, which was announced Feb. 26 at Vought's Dallas headquarters by company officials and Governor Rick Perry, includes the company's plans to expand its manufacturing site in Dallas and bring 3,000 new jobs to the city.
Vought and UTA are in the process of completing the details of these aspects of the partnership.
www.uttyler.edu /News/2004/march1/story7.html   (267 words)

  
 Compositesworld.com - Vought Aircraft Completes New 787 Facility - July 2006
Vought Aircraft Industries (Dallas, Texas) has opened a new production facility in North Charleston, S.C. to produce composite fuselage sections for Boeing's 787.
Vought selected Charleston International Airport for its location based on several factors, including access to a deepwater port, airport and rail system infrastructure, and readily available land and workforce.
At 30 ft/9.2m in diameter and 75 ft/23m in length, it is larger than the Fuji Heavy Industries autoclave described below and the largest in the world by volume, says the company, permitting simultaneous cure of sections 47 and 48.
www.compositesworld.com /hpc/issues/2006/July/1352   (275 words)

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