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Aerospace Facts and Figures AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. • COMPILED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS Director • Carlyle H. Jones Editor • Gerald J. McAllister Associate Editor • Richard Balentine Economist • Gerson Chanowitz Senior Statistician • Teressa Smith Consultant • Rudolf Modley Art Director • James J. Fisher Library of Congress Card 46·25007 ©Aerospace Industries Association, Inc., 1969 Published by Aero Pubfi6herJ, !Jnc. 329 AVIATION ROAD, FALLBROOK , CALIF. 92028 EDITOR 'S NOTE-Title of this publication burs the copyright. Aerospace Industries Association welcomes editorial use ot all text and statistical data in the book providing credit for such use is given to the Aerospace Industries Association. $4.00 Per Copy FOREWORD The statistical measurements of the aerospace industry's activities in 1968 continued to show a pattern of sustained growth. These are: • Sales of industry products and services reached $29.5 billion in 1968, an 8.1 percent gain over 1967 sales of $27.3 billion. Civil transport­ type aircraft accounted for the major share of this increase. However, sales in the category are expected to decline in 1969 as current models are phased out before deliveries of the third generation jet transports are made in substantial quantities. • Although total sales of the industry are expected to decline slightly in 1969 (estimate: $28.7 billion), the backlog of the aerospace industry at year's end for 60 major companies was $31 billion. This is approxi­ mately two and one half times the backlog reported only eight years ago. • During 1968, the aerospace industry remained in its position as the nation's largest manufacturing employer with more than 1.4 million work­ ers. The second largest manufacturing employer-the automobile industry -reported about 900,000 workers. For the first time, employment of sci­ entists and engineers engaged in research and development rose above 100,000, reaching a total of 106,000. The National Science Foundation reported that the aerospace industry was the largest employer of scientists and engineers in R&D assignments. • The curve of aerospace exports continued up in 1968, reaching a new high of nearly $3 billion in 1968. This is 33 percent higher than the previous year; it is double industry exports only a decade ago. Commercial transport-type aircraft in 1968 nearly doubled over 1967 as 240 aircraft valued at $1.2 billion were delivered to foreign customers. • The industry gained in aircraft production with an estimated 18,976 aircraft coming off the assembly lines in 1968. Civilian aircraft accounted for most of the production. This compares with 18,660 aircraft produced in the previous year. Aircraft sales of major manufacturers attained a new high of $13.9 billion, approximately $2 billion 1 0re than in 1967. Civil 2 aircraft backlog amounted to $12.6 billion while military aircraft accounted for a backlog of about $8.2 billion. General aviation manufacturers in 1 68 produced 13,698 aircraft valued at $421.5 million. The increased dollar volume was largely due to the introduction of new twin-engine air­ craft and increased sales of turbine-powered planes. Civilian helicopter production increased from 455 units to 522 units between 196 7 and 1968. • Overall expenditures for space programs during Fiscal Year 1969 were estimated at $6.3 billion. This breaks down to $4. 1 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $2. 1 billion for Depart­ ment of D efense, $ 117 million fo r the Atomic Energy Commission and $34 million spread among other agencies. Expenditures for space in 1968 represented a decline of about $300 million from 1967. • The industry's production of miss ile systems totaled $2.8 1 billion in 1968 compared with $2.87 billion in 1967. However, the backlog at the end of 1968 reached $3.22 billion, the highest point in the decade of the sixties. This backlog points to increased sales during 1969. • Expenditures for aerospace research and development in Fiscal Year 1969, including NASA expenditures, reached $8 billion. • The industry's ratio of profit to sales rose from 2.7 percent in 1967 to 3.2 percent in 1968. This is substantially below the 5.1 percent average of a ll manufacturing industri es. This 1969 edition of Aerospace Facts and Figures provides detail ed stati stical information on hi storical trends in industry for the use of manage­ ment in both government and industry, legislators, writers and editors, and a nalysts and students. KARL G. HARR, JR. President A erosptu·e II H.! us/ ries A ssociation 3 CONTENTS PAGE 5 AEROSPACE SUMMARY 20 AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION 41 MISSILE PROGRAMS 49 SPACE PROGRAMS 61 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 68 EXPORTS 81 MANPOWER 92 FINANCE 103 AIR TRANSPORTATION 125 PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICIALS 138 INDE X 4 -- - - --- --------- - - - - - - AEROSPACE SUMMARY Commercial sales of the aerospace industry largely accounted for the increase of total aerospace sales of $29.5 billion in 1968 compared with $27.3 billion in 1967. These commercial sales include turbine-powered transports, executive a nd utility fix ed wing aircraft, helicopters, a ircraft engines and spare pa rts for these products. Aerospace industry sales, by product group, during 1968 were: air­ craft, $ 17,088 million; missil es, $4,706 million; space vehicles, $5,150 mil­ li on; non-aerospace, $2,558 million. Estimated total sales for 1969 are $28.7 billion, down about $800 million from 1968. By product, the esti­ mate for I 969 is: aircraft, $ I 5,700 million; miss il es, $5,400 mill ion: space vehicles, $4,890 million; and non-aerospace, $2,700 million. The expected decline in aircraft sales is principally due to a gradual phasing out of current models before the adve nt of the hi gh passenge r ca­ pacity third generation je t transports. The backlog fo r jet transpo rts is in­ creasing while current delive ri es a re decreasin g. Sa1es to the Depa rtment of Defense during I 968 inc reased to $ 16,595 million from $ 15 ,R55 million in the previous yea r. Sales to the N ational 5 AEROSPACE FACTS :AND FIGURES, 1969 Aeronautics and Space Administration and other government agencies declined slightly from $4,201 million in 1967 to $3,920 million in 1968. Largest sales increase was in the non-government category which rose to $6,429 million in 1968 from $4,632 million in 1967. Contribution (the value added by manufacturing with adjustments for taxes and services) of the aerospace industry to the Gross National Product was $16.1., billion in 1968. The aerospace contribution was 1.9 per- cent of the total GNP, the same as in 1967. Backlog of the 60-odd major aerospace companies at the end of 1968 was nearly $31 billion, two and one half times as high as the 1960 back­ log. The government backlog accounted for about $16.4 billion and other customers accounted for about $14.6 billion. However, in aircraft and engine orders, "other" customers amounted to $12.6 billion compared with approximately $8.2 billion in government aircraft and engine orders. The aerospace industry during 1968 continued to be the nation's 1arg­ est manufacturing employer with 1,418,000 workers. The aerospace in­ dustry accounts for 7.2 percent of all manufacturing employees. This per- AEROSPACE SALES AND THE NATIONAL EcoNOMY Calendar Years 1960 to Date (Dollar Figures in Billions) AEROSPACE SALES AS SALES OF PERCENT OF Year Total Ending Gross Manu- Decem- National Manufac- Durable Aero- factur- Dur- her 31 Product turing Goods space GNP ing In- able Industries Industry Industry dustries Goods 1960 $503.7 $368.7 $189.5 $17.3 3.4 4.7 9.1 1961 520.1 370.7 186.5 18.0 3.5 4.9 9.7 1962 560.3 397.4 205.2 19.2 3.4 4.X 9.4 1963 590.5 420.4 219.0 20.1 3.4 4.X 9.2 1964 632.4 448.0 235.6 20.6 3.3 4.6 X.7 196.5 684.9 492.0 266.6 20.7 3.0 4.2 7.8 1966 747.6 538 .•5 295.6 24.6 3.3 4.6 8.3 1967 789.7 548.5 299.7 27.3 3.4 5.0 9.1 l96X 860.6 603.7 :~31 .0 29.5 3.4 4.9 x.n I - I Source: Manufacturing- anri l>uraiJie Gooris Industries; Departmt•J•, of C'ommerce, Bureau of the CE>nsus, "Manufacturers' ShipmPnts, Inventories, and Orders, Series 1\J-:i," 1:\lonthly). GrosH National Product; Department of Commerce, ":··h•rvey of Current Busine~s. '' (:\Ionthly ) . ..\(•ruspac•e; Aerospace IndustriPs Association estimates, bused on latest a\·ailalllt> infor1natiun. 6 AEROSPACE SUMMARY Ar. nos r.-\ CF: Co:-iTRIBUTIO:-; TO Gnoss NATIO NAL PnonucT Ca lendar Years 1960 to Date (Dollar Figures in Billions) - - -~-- - ----- -- I Contribution to GNP by Aerospace Contribution as Percent of Total Gross --- Year National ~Ianufac - Aerospace lVlanufac- Product turing Industry GNP turing Industries Industries 1960 S503.7 S144.4 S 8.5r 1. 7 5.9 1961 520.1 144.2 8.8r 1.7 6 .1 1962 560.3 158 .8 10.0' 1.8 6.3 1963 590 .5 167.0 10 .6' 1 .8 6.3 1964 632.4 180 .3 10.7 1 .7 5.9 1965 61-14.9' 197.7 II .0 1 .6 5 .6 1966 747 .6' 218 .6 13 .5r l.S 6.2 1967 7S9 .7' 224.3 J 4 .sr ] . 9 6.6 196R S60 .G 246.9 16. 1 I .9 6 .5 --- r He vi.sed. N oTB : The contribution o f an indus try to Gross Natio na l Pro duc t is composed of the n1lue added IJ,· manufacturing with u.d jus tme nts for taxes a nd sen ·ices.
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