This aircraft production plant was a fast-tracked partnered effort with an Architect and General Contractor. The 220,000 SF assembly building and supporting site was designed and constructed in just 12 months. Located on a 213-acre site at the Independence, KS airport, this facility was constructed to restart manufacturing and assembly of single-engine aircraft. Extensive sitework on the WWII brownfield site included parking and drainage improvements, as well as wetlands mitigation.

PEC has supported renovations, new construction, and mission changes for this site that now totals almost 550,000 SF. Facilities in the complex include the following:

• Assembly building
• Flight building
• Sand and fill with 2 bays
• Paint building with 5 paint bays
• Delivery center
• Hazardous materials complex
• Storage building
• Control tower
• Credit union
• Elevated 450,000 gallon water tower
• Fire pump building

PEC provided full-service engineering for the initial project, as well as the expansions. Those services included mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineering. PEC also provided engineering services for an on-site water tower, provided wetlands mitigation, on-site, full-time resident engineer inspection services, as well as testing and balancing services for all HVAC systems.

SERVICES
Electrical
Geotechnical
Inspection
Mechanical
Site Civil
Structural
Survey

PROJECT SIZE
550,000 SF