The Aircraft Manufacturing Industry During World War II

In 2009, United Press International, Inc. reports the aerospace and defense industry achieved a record $700 billion in spending. The defense market has experienced significant economic growth over the last decade due to large U.S. security spending in hopes to impact or end the global war on terrorism. The 9/11 attacks on the U.S. increased demand in the defense market while causing a decline in the airline industry. Airlines have suffered due to new security guidelines and a downturn in the

S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air, Mark Sexton and Todd Story, were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft, they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient, but that it was time to acquire a bigger manufacturing facility (Ross, Westerfield, & Jordan, 2011, p. 161). Rather than building a new facility they have found a suitable building for renovation at an estimated expense of $22 million dollars. Mark and Todd

During Japan’s “war” with China the number of American made airplanes sent to Japan increased until July 1938. Before the Japanese invasion of China the United States only sold about a dozen planes annually to Japan. This totaled to two million dollars including the spare parts. However, in 1938 the number of planes exported increased to 66.

Thus, in 1944 Germany produced 34,100 aircraft, but the allies produced 127,300. Allied production was higher in almost every aspect in 1944, including tanks, artillery, rifles and machine guns. Even though German military output trebled between 1941 and 1944 and Germany produced 1,500 tanks a month in 1944 (almost matching the American output) as well as 2,800 aircraft (which was similar to Soviet output), the fact is that Germany was becoming increasingly outgunned. Despite Germany’s respectable production rates, the allied forces combined had greater economic strength which enabled them to keep increasing their military production. Bombing did not destroy the German economy but it capped the possibility for economic expansion and was largely responsible for stopping the rapid growth of the German economy. The constant bombardment forced Germany to devote its remaining resources to military purposes.

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It is difficult to enter into the plane manufacturing industry because of the capital needed to enter. The amount of money and expertise needed to make even one plane is around 200 million dollars. For this reason, there are

Fraser Company has been the supplier of metal and plastic fabricated parts for Boeing Aircraft and has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. In the 1960s, in order

The least admired for the AMR Corporation would be the millions of dollars that they lost during the decline in business travels. The spent money to enlarge their companies with mergers and added flight packages that they turned around to retire at least 22 aircrafts that includes TWA’s entire fleet of 10 DC-0s. According to Chairman Don Carty “Keeping capacity in line with demand is one of the most import actions we can take in response to these adverse economic conditions.” The business theorist I would had chosen for this is Professor John Eric Adir, his theory is a leadership theorist and author of forty books on business, military and other leadership.

Dominating the commercial aircraft market for decades, Boeing is considered to be the most highly competitive U.S aerospace industry. “U.S. firms manufacture a wide variety of products for civil and defense purposes and, in 2010, the value of aerospace industry shipments was estimated at $171 billion, of which civil aircraft and aircraft parts accounted for over half of all U.S. aerospace shipments. The U.S. aerospace industry exported nearly $78 billion in products in 2010, of which $67 billion (or 86% of total exports) were civil aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts” (Harrison, 2011). However, its position of influence has lessened in recent years. This is due to its main competitor, Airbus, who in recent years has made significant

This is a case about three different companies dedicated to the manufacturing of aircrafts. Those three major companies are: Boeing, Airbus Industry and McDonnell Douglas; each of one was struggling to produce enough aircraft to satisfy a seemingly unquenchable need for passenger and freight transport around the world, developed in this form many kinds of aircrafts in different models and styles.

The B707 was the first aircraft developed by Boeing in 1958, it is a narrow body , mid-size and a four turbo-fan engine aircraft ( Pratt & Whitney ) . Some people call it ( seven oh seven ) and it has different modules ( series ) that contains different capacity from 140-189 passengers .The Boeing 787 was produced in 2007 , it is a long-range , wide-body , twin turbo-fan engine ( GEnx or Rolls Royce ) aircraft . Passenger’s seat varies from 242-335 dependant on the series of the aircraft. Of course both aircrafts varies from the internal structures ,but almost the same design for the outer structure (body shape ) , and I’ll demonstrate the differences and similarities between both aircrafts , from structure design to the innovations made to the B787 , that surely made us look at the Boeing industry in a different perspectives.

The main barrier to entry in the aircraft manufacturing market is the sheer size of the industry and the amount of capital investment required to make the aircraft. Moreover, the concerns of the aviation industry are not similar

China has a rapidly growing aviation sector from 2600 aircraft to 4500 in the next five years (GTIN, 2011)

Airbus’s main competitor, Boeing Company was founded in 1916, it has been the world 's leading manufacturer of large commercial aircrafts for several decades (Tong & Tong, 2003). However, in 2005 Airbus delivered more planes than Boeing, due to the 911 terrorist attack in 2001, and suffered a strike by workers in the manufacturing site last autumn. Between 2005 and 2004, Airbus deliveries increased by 18% to 378 aircraft, said Chief Executive Gustav Humbert. It was a new record for Airbus, it was a better outcome than the European aircraft maker 's perdition (370 deliveries). On the other hand, Boeing, which has lagged behind Airbus in orders since 2001 and deliveries since 2003, only delivered 290 planes in 2005 (Michaels, 2006).

I am in pursuit of a life where the education I choose lets me explore the wealth of knowledge and wisdom. I strongly recognize that manufacturing engineering is the domain where my purpose and passion mingle. It is my earnest belief that the education in manufacturing engineering that I have received until now has helped me to grasp the fundamental principles of the subject. This knowledge, when coupled with dedicated master’s study would be the ideal preparation for a career in applied research or academics in the manufacturing industry, a vast field of science from developing new materials to manufacture an aircraft. After giving a visit to an Aero India Show last year in Bangalore has, developed a curiosity in me to know the manufacturing world of an aerospace industry. It is for this reason that I wish to pursue a Masters course in Aerospace Engineering in the “Aerospace Structures and Materials track” from Delft University of Technology.