Jacksonville - Aviation Center Growing

[spuwho]

Jacksonville is getting a great reputation for its aviation support industry.

Today the first Sierra Nevada/Embraer Super Tucano rolled off the assembly line at Cecil Commerce Center.



We are also the site where Boeing has been contracted to convert F-16's to practice drones, the QF-16 for USAF.



Jacksonville is also where the Navy performs P-8 Poseidon certification and training along with depot maintenance of the F/A-18 at NAS Jacksonville.

[Gators312]

Embraer builds the Super Tucano at (JAX) Jacksonville International not Cecil (VQQ).

[spuwho]

Embraer builds the Super Tucano at (JAX) Jacksonville International not Cecil (VQQ).

Thanks for the correction. I thought they had leased a space at Cecil. My bad.

[IrvAdams]

We have a lot of this type of expertise here, with all the ex- (and current) military folks. It's another great marketing tool for the region. Nice positive post, thanks for the info.

[acme54321]

Jacksonville is also where the Navy performs P-8 Poseidon certification and training along with depot maintenance of the F/A-18 at NAS Jacksonville.

Not just the F/A-18.  P-3s, EA-6Bs, H-60s, T-44s, F-404/414 Engines, J52 Engines, TF-34 Engines, and many more components.

[Dog Walker]

An often overlooked asset we have in Jacksonville is the large number of retired Chiefs here.  They have a technical education you can't get in civilian life and 20-30 years of supervisory and training experience.

[civil42806]

An often overlooked asset we have in Jacksonville is the large number of retired Chiefs here.  They have a technical education you can't get in civilian life and 20-30 years of supervisory and training experience.

actually most companies have coffee cup holders that wander around aimlessly with no real purpose. 

[Ocklawaha]

Here you go Civil, another look at the TUCANO from south of the border in Colombia, though I believe this was shot north of the border in a joint Canadian-USA-Colombia exercise.

http://www.youtube.com/v/clcq0f0XfVE?hl=en_US

[civil42806]

Nice! sharp looking airplane

[Ocklawaha]

Looks like you sort of wear it as opposed to getting in it, something like the Brit's described their beloved Spitfire.

[civil42806]

worked on a lot some good some bad, but that looks sexy.  Like you said ock something your wear