Jefferson Street Site (Dallas)

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Overview:
The Jefferson Street site in Dallas, Texas, is centrally located in the Metroplex -- 9 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Employees in the Jefferson Street facility build and assemble integrated airframe systems for military and commercial aircraft programs.

Location:
9314 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75211

Jefferson Street and Headquarters Mailing Address and Phone Number::
P.O. Box 655907
Dallas, TX 75265-5907
972-946-2011

Vital Statistics:
• Site workforce of approximately 2,860
• Total area under roof: 5,352,924 square feet

Products and Capabilities:
The Dallas site produces major aircraft assemblies that include tail sections, wings, cabin structures, nacelles, thrust reversers, doors and other components for prime aircraft manufacturers.

Bell Helicopter
• V-22 Osprey empennage, ramp and ramp door

Boeing
• C-17 Globemaster III tail section (includes vertical and horizontal stabilizers), engine nacelles, and universal aerial refueling receptacle slipway installation

Gulfstream
• G550 and G500 series wings

Northrop Grumman
• Global Hawk wings

Sikorsky
• BLACK HAWK UH-60L, M, S and S-70A cabin structure

U.S. Air Force
• C-5 Galaxy flight control surfaces

Community Involvement:
• Vought Can Do! to benefit North Texas food banks
• March for Babies (March of Dimes)
• Metropolitan Dallas United Way
• Charitable contributions

Site History:
Constructed in 1940, the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, where Vought is headquartered, was home to North American Aviation from 1941-1945, when World War II ended. In 1948, the U.S. Navy selected Chance Vought Aircraft to occupy the plant. 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.

The facility was a Vought operation under a series of names and ownership until Northrop Grumman acquired the company in 1994. Subsequently, the Dallas operations, including the Grand Prairie facility built in 1968, was known as the Vought Center. In July 2000, Northrop Grumman sold its aerostructures business to The Carlyle Group, an investment firm based in Washington, D.C. Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. was then formed as an independent company, with headquarters based in Dallas.

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