Vought

Vought is an American group of companies in the aircraft industry. The company was originally founded in 1917 and recently acquired by Triumph Group in 2010 and currently bears the name Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division.

History

Lewis and Vought Corporation (1917-1922)

Chance M. Vought, a former senior engineer at Curtiss founded in 1917 with Birdseye Lewis, the Lewis and Vought Corporation, based in Astoria (New York). 1919, the company was moved to Long Iceland.

Chance Vought Corporation (1922-1928)

When Lewis retired in 1922, named the company in Vought Chance Vought Corporation to. Vought designed two successful models for the United States Navy, the VE -7, 128 machines were from the manufactures and the O2U Corsair, which was built 580 times.

United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (1928-1934)

In 1928, the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation Vought. Behind United were Boeing and the engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, the Vought Sikorsky, Stearman Aircraft Corporation, the propeller manufacturer Hamilton Aero Manufacturing Company and Standard Steel Propeller Company had purchased. They also bought several airlines from which they formed the United Airlines. As Vought died in 1930 of blood poisoning, United moved the company to East Hartford ( Connecticut ).

United Aircraft Corporation (1934-1954)

1934 United Aircraft and Transport Corporation through the Air Mail Act was dissolved. From the situated on the East Coast assets the United Aircraft Corporation was formed. Vought was moved to Stratford (Connecticut) to Sikorsky and formed now " Vought Sikorsky Aircraft". Under the leadership of Rex Beisel here in the late 1930s was the F4U Corsair, from the 1942 to 1952 12,571 aircraft were built. 1942 Vought was again separated from Sikorsky. 1949 Vought was postponed at the request of the U.S. Navy in a former plant of North American Aviation in Dallas, to make the aircraft production in wartime less vulnerable.

Chance Vought Aircraft (1954-1960)

1954 Vought was named " Chance Vought Aircraft Inc." independent again. The most successful developed in the 1950 pattern was the fighter F-8 Crusader. Vought was also successfully entered into the development of guided weapons and produced the cruise missile Regulus for the U.S. Navy.

Ling- Temco - Vought (1960-1992)

1960 James Ling purchased Vought and formed through further acquisitions "Ling - Temco - Vought (LTV ) ". Vought's departments " Vought Aeronautics " and " Vought Missiles " continued to exist under LTV, best-known product of LTV is the fighter-bomber A-7 Corsair II in 1972, the two departments of Vought to " Vought Systems" merged in 1976 LTV was in " Vought Corporation " renamed in 1983 and again in " LTV Aerospace and Defense ". With the end of the A -7 production began difficult times for Vought.

Northrop Grumman (1992-2000)

1992 acquired Northrop and the Carlyle Group, 50 % of the aircraft manufacturer Vought. The guided weapons division was sold to Loral Corporation, and is now part of Lockheed Martin. 1994 Northrop Grumman bought the share of the Carlyle Group.

Carlyle Group (2000-2010)

2000 bought the Carlyle Group, in turn, Vought Northrop Grumman and called the company " Vought Aircraft Industries ". Vought is now mainly a supplier to Boeing. 2003 " Aerostructures Corporation " in Nashville was bought, which manufactures parts for Airbus. Vought builds as components of combat aircraft Lockheed Martin F -22 and Lockheed Martin F- 35th In July 2009, Boeing bought a plant from Vought in North Charleston (South Carolina).

Triumph Group ( since 2010)

In July 2010 it was announced that Carlyle sold Vought to Triumph Group for $ 1.44 billion. Vought is now named "Triumph Aerostructures - Vought Aircraft Division ".