Ohio: National Leader in Aerospace

By: Marlon Cheatham, Brand Manager, Ohio Business Development Coalition

It all started with the engineering and creative energy of the Wright Brothers in Dayton, Ohio. From the birthplace of aviation, Ohio is now a national leader in aerospace. No state can match Ohio’s capabilities in aerospace propulsion and power – from basic and advanced research, to technology development, to systems development, to sourcing of component suppliers, and final product testing – all critical phases of aerospace propulsion and power development take place in Ohio. The industry has at least a $4.5 billion economic impact on the state of Ohio.

Ohio's aerospace economy is leading the way for the advancement of new aerospace technologies in a wide variety of applications in aviation, space, near-space, lighter-than-air, hypersonics, propulsion, sensors, instrumentation, communications, advanced materials, human effectiveness and others.

Only Ohio boasts two federal laboratories, ten leading universities with dedicated doctoral level research and education programs in aerospace-related disciplines, more than 450 aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, and the Ohio Aerospace Institute all working in collaboration to develop innovative solutions for the nation’s aerospace needs.

These entities, along with Ohio’s internationally renowned federal aerospace research centers, attract the industry’s top talent to provide limitless opportunities in aeropropulsion and power research and development, manufacturing innovation and commercialization of aerospace components and products.

Statewide, Ohio has more than 100,000 employees at nearly 1,200 companies in the aerospace and defense industry. That’s more than double the national average!

What state?

• Has the 2nd largest FAA control center workforce in nation, plus 172 airports spread across the state, and over 80 flight schools?
• Is the home of Wright Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Research Laboratory, a national leader in development of new aerospace technology?
• Is the home of the NASA Glenn Research Center, a national leader in aerospace technology and the only NASA Center in the Northern U.S.?
• Has an extensive integrated aerospace supply chain, with major suppliers such as GE Aviation, Goodrich Corporation, Parker Hannifin, Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation, The Boeing Company, Delphi Automotive Systems, GrafTech International Ltd., Honeywell International Inc., Orbital Research, Inc, The Timken Company, and over 600 others?
• Offers ten university PhD degrees in aerospace-related engineering and research?

Ohio. This all adds up to an unbeatable location for companies within the aerospace industry to call home. And, it just so happens that Ohio is an unbeatable place to live as well.

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