Stuart Site

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Overview:
The Stuart site, which opened in 1950, is located on the Southeast coast of Florida, 90 miles south of Cape Canaveral and 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. The site is adjacent to Witham Field Airport, has ready access to major highways and has an on-site railroad spur.

The facility is a licensed FAA (certificate VGMR471L) and EASA (European certificate 145.5957) repair station for engine nacelles (for various Gulfstream and Raytheon aircraft), fuselage doors (for Boeing 747 and 767), and thrust reverser doors (for Dassault Falcon 50).

Address and Phone Number:
1845 S.E. Airport Road
Stuart, FL 34996
772-220-5301

Vital Statistics:
• Site workforce of approximately 185
• Total area under roof: 416,000 square feet (208,141 square feet are production
  floor space)

Products and Capabilities:
The operation uses state-of-the-art technologies, including CATIA, CADAM, SurfCam, and FEM; Numerically Controlled Drivmatics, a PAR Robot (Cimcorp XR225 robotic automatic drill cell); and a full suite of back-shops to meet “blue-streak” requirements. Product lines include:

Boeing
• 767 wing center section, aft wheel well bulkhead, crown and side fittings, and doors
• 777 inboard flaps
• 747 doors
• 747-8 lower rudder

Gulfstream
• G450 nacelle inlets

Hawker Beechcraft
• Hawker 800 nacelle inlets and cowl doors

Community Involvement:
• Vought Can Do! (to benefit the White Doves Project, which feeds the needy)
• March for Babies (March of Dimes)
• American Heart Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Red Cross
• Treasure Coast Blood Bank
• YMCA
• United Way

Site History:
The Stuart facility opened in 1950 as a Grumman company operation adjacent to Witham Field in Martin County. It initially was utilized for Flight Test Operation, and saw its first production programs in 1963.

The Stuart operation has been part of the 767 program since its inception in 1979. In 1991 the company signed a contract with Boeing for production of inboard trailing-edge flaps for the 777 airliner.

07/08