INTEGRATED AEROSTRUCTURES FROM THE GROUND

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1 UP INTEGRATED AEROSTRUCTURES FROM THE GROUND

2 Airbus A330/A340 In 1988, we became the first major U.S. structural assemblies supplier to Airbus with the award of wing components for the A330/A340 long-range aircraft. Deliveries began in 1990, exceeding the 500 shipset mark in Boeing 747 We ve built panels for the main fuselage, doors and the empennage section for more than 1,350 Boeing 747 aircraft since the program began in

3 PROVEN Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules Our company has delivered more than 2,200 empennage sections to Lockheed Martin since becoming a supplier on the C-130 program in the 1950s. Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit We were one of three team members on the B-2 program, with responsibility for more structure than any other team member. Through our heritage companies, we have been a premier supplier to the aerospace industry for nearly nine decades. Vought is a proven leader in providing aerostructures of superior quality to our customers. We ve helped shape many major aircraft programs over the years from small business jets to jumbo airplanes, and tactical fighters to cargo aircraft. 3 From the ground up, Vought creates quality structures that help our customers take flight.

4 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III We have consistently driven down the price of the C-17 components we build through continuous producibility improvements. Cost reduction initiatives included the redesign of the engine nacelles and horizontal tail. Robotic Tack Cell Machine Our new robotic tack cell transforms a six-step process into a single operation. The six-axis robot carries out pre-programmed tack fastener installation and spray dot application on various skin panel assemblies. 4

5 INNOVATIVE Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy For the C-5 Galaxy, Vought converted legacy 2-D drawings to a 3-D database, resulting in a digital design package being used to build new wing flaps, slats and elevators. The outcome: improved fit and longevity for these parts. Boeing Dreamliner As the only independent U.S.-based structures supplier on the Dreamliner team, we are researching and developing new designs, materials and manufacturing processes for this airplane program. At Vought, we help redefine the way aerostructures are made by incorporating technology and creative solutions in every aspect of our business. A fundamental differentiator at Vought is our ability to form and lead enterprise teams. We collaborate with premier suppliers to offer exactly what customers need for a specific program. Together, we help solve the technological and business challenges our customers face. From the ground up, Vought finds innovative ways to get the job done. 5

6 Airbus Wings We ve delivered more than 1,000 sets of wing components to Airbus for the A320 and the A330/A340 families of aircraft. The company s work on these Airbus products fostered technical innovations in manufacturing, such as automated drill cells for composites. Boeing Technologies To support Boeing s new commercial airplane program, Vought established an Enterprise Team of world-class companies with superior technical capabilities to help develop an integrated solution for the Dreamliner. 6

7 PARTNER Market Risk Sharing Under a revenue- and risk-sharing agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Vought builds the integrated wing for the G550 and G500 ultra-long-range business jets. Global Supply Management Vought is recognized as an industry leader in strategic sourcing and market access. Our network of global suppliers is supported with e-commerce capabilities, supplier development and a preferred supplier certification program. Vought excels as a support partner to prime manufacturers of commercial and military aircraft. We re at our best when we re part of the team at its inception, contributing to all aspects of the airplane design and development. Our established global supplier network enables competitive pricing and support of our customers foreign sales objectives. As an independent company, we also have the ability to invest in our customers products when there s a business case to do so. From the ground up, Vought aims to be the partner of choice to the world s prime aircraft manufacturers. 7

8 WE ARE We are a team of innovative thinkers and exceptional performers with a shared vision. We are an expanded team that includes world-class employees, suppliers and customers in defining solutions. We have a proven track record of designing and manufacturing aerostructures of superior quality and value for military and commercial use worldwide. We apply leading-edge technology to our manufacturing and business solutions. We focus on providing our industry partners with a competitive advantage in every aspect of their business. We are proud of our rich heritage and enthusiastic about our future within the aerospace industry. We are Vought. 8

9 9 A TEAM

10 WE CREATE integrated aerostructures, from the ground up. KEY CAPABILITIES Our business is designing and manufacturing major integrated aerostructures. We excel at large-scale component integration for wings, empennages, fuselages and other aircraft structures. Vought has progressively moved up the value chain assuming a greater work scope for our customers than traditional build-to-print suppliers. Our investments in the company, from employee training programs to automated machinery, have positioned us well for future growth. Whether it s design, tooling, machines, materials selection or assembly processes we ll work to redefine the way structures are made for our customers. Our work often includes the design and delivery of complete, fully integrated or stuffed aircraft structures with electrical harnesses, hydraulic lines and power supplies installed and ready to join 10 with the adjacent structures and systems.

11 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Vought conducts independent research and development to enhance our customers products. We re making focused investments in build package development and manufacturing technology to achieve the most cost-effective airframe products. Vought also is investing in streamlined processes to manufacture prototype or small-quantity products for initiatives that demonstrate concept feasibility or have limited production. Vought is participating with prime aircraft manufacturers to invent aerospace products that will emerge in the next decade. This includes advanced assembly techniques such as friction-stir joining and advanced structural adhesives, as well as developing large, integrated composite structures. We are analyzing hightemperature structures to support higher speed airplanes and spacecraft. And we re studying more fully integrated structures with embedded antennas and combined loadings. 11

12 DESIGN AND TOOLING We become part of our customer s design team, maintaining a proficiency in all of the latest model-based definition design and analysis software. As an alternative, our extensive experience in product data definition translation gives us the ability to support customers using other computer-aided design software packages. Our primary design focus is always on producibility. We design it, so that we can build it for our customer. Vought has a complete tool box for new product development. We use digital mockup tools to validate manufacturability and advanced tooling concepts, including fixtureless, digitally determinant assembly and laser alignment of large, integrated structures. In addition, we have unique engineering expertise on legacy programs to convert from conventional drawings to determinant assembly. 12

13 MANUFACTURING Our efforts are focused on the delivery of quality, market-priced structures. We are enhancing our operations with new machines and processes that speed production and improve efficiencies. Vought engages the industry s best fabrication and machining companies to help define new manufacturing technologies and tools. We see this as an imperative investment, augmenting our expenditures in the best assembly capabilities. As a world-class assembly operation, we provide automated fastening and digitally determinant assembly of large structures. Vought has complete in-house capabilities to support machining, sheet metal fabrication, bonding, processing and painting. 13

14 TESTING We have on-site systems test labs to validate all installations so that our structures are delivered to customers ready for final assembly. Our competency is backed by more than 60 years of experience in aircraft systems design, installation and testing. These capabilities are available to the rest of the industry for independent testing as well. In fact, we have one of the few facilities in the United States that can test full-scale aircraft for carrier landings. Vought will leverage this expertise on newly developed programs conducting a variety of static, durability and drop tests for our customers. 14

15 OUR GOAL is to be an integral part of our customers design and manufacturing teams. Throughout the development process, we work to understand each customer s distinct set of requirements. We ll design, manufacture and deliver large, fully integrated structures, ready for our customer s final assembly. Continuous improvement is part of our corporate culture. We leverage robust, repeatable processes with an experienced workforce to ensure first-time quality in every aspect of our business. That is why we ve taken a leadership role in creating the quality specifications that guide our industry. VOUGHT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. 15

16 We ve built our business on life-of-program relationships with key customers. As one of the world s largest aerostructures subcontractors, Vought is making a difference today with the industry s leading aerospace companies: Airbus, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Cessna, Embraer, General Electric, Goodrich, Gulfstream, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon, Rolls-Royce and Sikorsky. And we re looking beyond our current business mix to other markets, such as space, helicopters, seaplanes and UAVs. Vought is working to secure a place on various industry teams that will help define future aerospace research platforms and aircraft programs. CAPABLE AND READY T H E V A L U E C H A I N G L O B A L S U P P LY B A S E V O U G H T A I R C R A F T 16

17 P R I M E C O N T R A C T O R S C U S T O M E R S Airlines and Governments

18 Business and Regional Jet Programs We are a key supplier on many business and regional jet programs. Vought builds wing components and nacelles for a variety of business and regional jets. Gulfstream Vought and a worldwide team of suppliers provide the complete wing assembly for the G550 and G500. The integrated wing (94 feet long) includes the electrical, hydraulic and fuel systems. We also build wings and nacelles for the G450 and G350 airplanes. Cessna For Cessna, we manufacture the upper and lower wing panel assemblies on the Citation X business jet. 18

19 Commercial Airplane Programs Vought produces empennage and aft body sections, fuselage panels and floor beams, integrated wing systems, doors and nacelle components for commercial aircraft. Boeing We support Boeing on virtually all of their commercial airplanes currently in production. In addition, Vought has been selected as a program partner for the Dreamliner team. Airbus Vought is one of the largest structures suppliers to Airbus. We build various wing components for the A319/A320 and A330/A340 programs, some measuring more than 100 feet long. Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey: We supply the V-22 s empennage, ramp, ramp door, side skin assemblies, sponson and main landing gear panels 19

20 Military Aircraft Programs Vought s heritage, experience and knowledge as a military aircraft prime contractor is unprecedented among today s subcontractors. Examples of our work today include: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Vought is the largest subcontractor on the C-17. We manufacture the horizontal and vertical stabilizers, control surfaces, internal wing structure components, universal aerial refueling receptacle slipway installation, nacelles and engine buildup for this amazing transport. The aircraft s revolutionary thrust reverser design allows the C-17 to operate out of short, unimproved airfields. 20

21 Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey We supply the V-22 s empennage, ramp, ramp door, side skin assemblies, sponson and main landing gear panels. Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter In addition to the full-scale carrier-version testing we will perform for this program, Vought produces the aircraft s lower wing skins. Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Vought produces the composite 116-foot-long wing for this unmanned air vehicle. We are supporting Northrop Grumman to design and build the nextgeneration wing, which will have a 132-foot span. Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor We build the Raptor s horizontal stabilators, which are evolutionary hybrid control surfaces that function as a combined horizontal stabilizer and elevator. 21

22 A Rich Heritage. Vought benefits from an industry legacy going back to the first producers of military aircraft in the United States. Our name extends to the company founded by aviation pioneer, Chance Milton Vought. Lillie-Vought Biplane First aircraft designed by Chance Vought. Lewis & Vought Corporation formed. 02U Corsair First multi-use convertible Navy aircraft that held four world records for altitude and speed. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation and Northrop Aircraft Corporation formed FF1 Fighter/SF1 Scout Grumman designs and produces the first Navy aircraft with enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear Stinson Aircraft Corporation, a division of The Aviation Corporation, builds manufacturing facility in Nashville. In 1941, renames operation Vultee Aircraft (remains a division of The Aviation Corporation) Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Igor Sikorsky makes initial flight and first successful single-main-rotor helicopter, produced by the Vought Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation F4U Corsair Fighter First fighter to exceed 400 mph with full military load and first aircraft with an inverted gull wing design. Vultee Aircraft merges with Consolidated Aircraft to form Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, a division of The Aviation Corporation. It produces more than 1,500 Vultee Vengeance dive bombers from V-173/XF5U-1 Flying Pancake Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing Fighter First fighter designed to take off vertically or with only a short run of 710 feet Lockheed C-130 Hercules Airlifter Nashville site selected to produce empennage for the C-130 program. Subsequent Lockheed programs include wings for C-141 StarLifter and C-5 Galaxy cargo jets, and the L-1011 TriStar commercial jet F-8 Crusader Fighter First supersonic fighter used by the U.S. Navy, flown by Major John Glenn to set the official transcontinental speed record

23 Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) is formed. LTV Chance Vought Corporation operates the aircraft manufacturing business in Dallas. XC-142 Transport First military contract to produce a vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft. Gulfstream II Business Jet Nashville site selected to produce Gulfstream II wing boxes and goes on to produce wings for GIII and GIV models as well. A-7 Corsair II Light Attack Bomber Ordinance capacity triple that of previous Navy bombers, setting new weapons delivery accuracy standards Boeing 747 Widebody Airplane Vought designs and continues to manufacture the aft section, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, rudder and elevators for the revolutionary jumbo jet. Northrop B-2 Spirit Bomber Vought designs and manufactures the left and right intermediate wing sections for the first production program to use Jack Northrop s flying wing design. B-1B Lancer Bomber Nashville site awarded complete wing assembly contract for the B-1B bomber Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Transport Vought produces horizontal and vertical stabilizers, refueling receptacle installation and nacelles, including engine buildup. Airbus A330/A340 Long-Range Airplane Nashville site becomes first major U.S. structural assemblies participant in Airbus programs with contract to build wing components for the A330/A340. Gulfstream V Business Jet Vought designed and produced the GV integrated wing system and does the same today for the G550 and G500 models Vought Aircraft Company is sold to Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Phase II Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Vought produces 116-foot composite wings for two prototype/test vehicles Vought Aircraft Industries is formed. Northrop Grumman s aerostructures business is sold to The Carlyle Group Vought purchases The Aerostructures Corporation, owner of the Nashville site since From Kitty Hawk to Global Hawk, Vought has the experience and expertise to play a major role in the aerospace market from the ground up.

24 Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. September 2004 CAPABILITIES BROCHURE