Georgia Tech Hosts Breaks Ground on New Hangar
MACON, Ga. – Piedmont Construction Group and Toland & Mizell Architects have been chosen to provide design/build services for The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering’s new hangar.
On August 16, 2024, Georgia Tech hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new 10,000-square-foot facility, marking a new era in advanced aeronautics research for the university. The new state-of-the-art two-story facility will bolster research in advanced aviation technologies.
“The Hangar” will house specialized laboratories, including an electric powertrain laboratory, a propulsion system test cell, an avionics lab, composite fabrication areas, and an area for integrating prototype aircraft with wing spans up to 20 feet. The scope also includes a meeting area, facility manager office, storage, and restrooms.
A particular focus area for the facility will be electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other novel types of electric aircraft. One of the most exciting ventures coming to the Hangar is the Research Aircraft for eVTOL Enabling techNologies (RAVEN) project. This collaborative effort with NASA is focused on designing, building, and flying an ‘open’ eVTOL research aircraft in the half-ton weight class, to disseminate data about the aircraft to the broader aeronautics community.
Once complete, The Hangar will provide hands-on instruction and research for future engineers in support of Georgia’s local industry as aerospace products are currently the State of Georgia’s #1 export ($9.98 Billion in 2020) and the State’s second-largest manufacturing industry, generating approximately $60 Billion in economic impact. Moreover, the State of Georgia has over 800 aerospace companies and 100,000 aerospace employees.
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