Commercial Programs : Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division

The largest segment of Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division's commercial aircraft business is structural airframe work. The company has work share on every Boeing jetliner currently in production. 

The Hawthorne site has produced 747 fuselage panels since the aircraft program began in 1966.  Since that time, Hawthorne workers have delivered more than 1,400 fuselage ship sets, including those for Air Force One. Each ship set has 21 major side and door panels delivered to Boeing in six custom, oversized railcars.  

In Grand Prairie, Texas, Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division builds the 747 tail section, which includes three aft body sections, pressure bulkhead, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, rudders and elevators. This facility also produces 747 fuselage sections, including five upper and three lower "bonnet" panels along with 90 to 130 floor beams per ship set. The combined length of the 747 fuselage and empennage sections built by Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division results in about 190 feet of structure. 

The facility in Stuart, Fla., builds the lower rudder for the 747 with parts from the company’s facility in Milledgeville, Ga. In addition, the Stuart site builds numerous doors for the 747: forward, aft cargo, bulk and #2, #4 and #5 doors. 

As with the 747, Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division had been a part of the 757 program since it began, producing the complete tail section – the aft body section, vertical and horizontal stabilizers in Texas, graphite composite wing spoilers in Milledgeville, and door assemblies in Stuart.  In July 2004, the company delivered the last of the 1,050 shipsets to Boeing for the completion of the 757 program.  

For the 767 widebody aircraft, Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division manufactures the center wing section in Stuart and the horizontal stabilizer in Dallas. Both operations have been a part of the 767 program since its inception in 1979, with first deliveries in 1981.  In 2001, the company was selected to manufacture the aft body section of the 767 through the year 2010. 

For the 777 widebody airliner, Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division produces spoilers, ailerons, inboard and outboard trailing-edge flaps and various machine components. The 777 composite parts are constructed in the Milledgeville plant, and the flaps are produced in the Stuart facility.  

Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division builds nacelle components for the 747, 767 and 777 airplanes in Milledgeville. That work includes fan cowl assemblies, composite thrust reverser and inlet panels, and other composite components. In addition, the company makes aircraft doors and a variety of machine components for the 747 and 767 airplanes. 

Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division played a prominent role in the early stages of the 787 Dreamliner program. Between 2005 and 2006, the company built a greenfield site, adjacent to the Charleston International Airport, to produce the aft fuselage section of the airplane. Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division oversaw the development of the entire campus, which also includes the Boeing integration facility. 

Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division is proud of its technical contributions to the 787, having been responsible for building the first 19 aft fuselage sections for the program. The company will continue involvement in the program by providing various 787 components and engineering support services. 

In 2009, Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division picked up additional work from Boeing on the 737, 777 and 787 programs. This includes inboard flaps for the next-generation 737; outboard wing flaps and ailerons for the 777; and shear tie fabrication and frame assemblies for the 787.

Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division is one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of aerostructures for Airbus. The company's Nashville facility provides various wing components -- some measuring more than 100 feet long -- for the A330/A340 family of aircraft. 

In May 2007, Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division signed a life-of-program contract extension with Airbus to be its sole-source supplier on the A330/A340 for mid-and outboard leading edge assemblies, top panel assemblies, center spar assemblies and mid-rear spars. The contract also covers A340-500/600 mid- and outboard leading edge assemblies, top skins and stringers, center spar assemblies and mid-rear spars. 

The company became the first major U.S. supplier to Airbus in 1988 with the award of wing components for the A330/A340 commercial airplanes. The A330/A340 family of long-range aircraft offers a single basic airframe in several versions, with two or four engines, to achieve operating efficiencies. The company's work in Nashville fostered technical innovation with transatlantic computer interface for design, low-voltage electromagnetic riveting (LVER) and automated drill cell for composites. Deliveries for the A330/A340 began in 1990, with more than 1,000 wing component units shipped to date. 

The company also has played a role in the Airbus A319/A320 family of aircraft. From 1997 to 2007, the company built and delivered more than 600 upper wing panel assemblies for the popular single-aisle A319/A320.  

Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division designed and built the GV wing under a revenue-sharing agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Today it builds the integrated wing for the Gulfstream’s latest fleet of large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jets, the Gulfstream G550 and G500. Manufactured in their Dallas facility, the integrated wing (94 feet long) includes the electrical, hydraulic and fuel systems. Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division and a worldwide team of its suppliers provide the complete wing assembly, including flaps, ailerons, leading edges and trailing edges. 

For the Gulfstream G350 and G450 series business jets, the company’s facility in Nashville builds the aircraft wing, and the site in Stuart, Fla., produces its nacelle system. The Nashville site was responsible for the complete wing design for the Gulfstream IV series, delivering more than 500 wing shipsets. The Nashville site has been a key supplier to the Gulfstream family of aircraft since 1965.  The company built more than 265 GII wings and 235 GIII wings. 

The Nashville facility also is under contract to produce the upper and lower wing panel assemblies for the Cessna Citation X business jet.