SLIDE 3 The Aerospace & Defense Forum Los Angeles Chapter August 16, 2019 3 California’s Aerospace Heritage: 118+ years
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Population, Innovation, Climate, Land, Public Policy
Early Adopters (Aviation)
- 1910-First airshow attended by 250,000 people
- 1920-30’s-Entertainment, energy, rail, tourism helps grow aviation
- Organic growth, west coast isolation, small skilled industry
R&D and Manufacturing (Aviation to Aerospace)
- 1929 to 1945-Population grows by 40%
- 1940-WW II-defense manufacturing labor growth
Technology Pivot (Space Exploration)
- 1950-15 of 20 US aerospace firms based in Southern CA
- 1960-Public Policy-Public higher education and infrastructure
helps propels the industry
Farman III aeroplane flown by Louis Paulhan at the Dominguez International Air Meet, Los Angeles, Jan. 10-20, 1910 Earhart on factory floor,LockheedAircraft Co., Burbank, CA. 1930 Huntington Library Source: Washington Center for Equitable Growth 2015
California Is A Global Aerospace Leader
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- The State Holds 9% of the
Combined Global Space and Aircraft Market, and 21% of the
- verall U.S. Industry
- California now ranks second in
the nation for defense contract spending (Virginia #1)
- California’s aerospace industry
revenue of $62 billion is equivalent to the agriculture and arts & entertainment industry combined
Approved for Public Release: NG17-0560, 3/15/17
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