SAE Tour of Lockheed Martin 4/30/08
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company's headquarters and home of the
F-16 Fighting Falcon and Joint Strike Fighter, is located seven miles west of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The production facility was established in 1942 in response to the U.S. War Department's need to produce additional
B-24 Liberator bombers for World War II. More than 3,034 bombers rolled off the nearly mile-long production line by the end of the war.
Since then, the facility has designed and produced the B-32 Dominator and B-36 "Peacemaker" bombers, the B-58 Hustler delta-winged jet bomber, the swing-wing F-111 Aardvark interdiction aircraft, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole fighter. Enhanced versions of the F-16, including the technologically advanced Block 60, continue in production today. More than 4,000 F-16s have been built for the United States and 20 other countries.
In addition, the company produces major components for the Mitsubishi
F-2 fighter aircraft (based on the F-16) for Japan, the Korea Aircraft Industries T-50/A-50 trainer/light attack aircraft and the mid-fuselage and avionics for the U.S. Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor air dominance fighter.
NOTE: You must bring valid U.S. ID (driver's license, passport)
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
Use the Online Reservation Form at http://www.saetexas.org/
Directions to Lockheed - http://www.saetexas.org/docs/lockheed_dfw.pdf
Directions inside Lockheed - http://www.saetexas.org/docs/lockheed_detail.pdf
Tour: 2:30 PM, Wednesday, April 30th 2008
Cost: FREE!
