 Avco Corporation became the contractor operating the plant, repaired the damaged buildings, and built dikes.the same year Avco moved its division Lycoming into the plant, which was a contractor to the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command  and began manufacturing Wright R-1820 piston engines and General Electric J47 components there.In 1952 Lycoming had Anselm Franz set up a turbine engine development effort in the plant and the Lycoming T53, Lycoming T55, Lycoming PLF1, Lycoming LTS101/LPT101, Lycoming ALF 502, Lycoming AGT1500 and Lycoming TF-40 turbine engines were all designed, developed and manufactured in this facility.