Brantly International

The Brantly International Inc. is a helicopter manufacturer based in Qingdao in the Chinese province of Shandong.

  • 2.1 Current Types
  • 2.2 Not more types produced

History

The company was founded in 1945 as " Brantly Helicopter Corporation " in Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, of Newby O. Brantly.

Brantly Helicopter Corporation

Inspired by the Sikorsky VS -300 to Newby O. Brantly decided to construct a helicopter himself and began in 1946 his first helicopter, the Brantly B-1 design. 1946, the B-1 with a coaxial rotor its first flight since the technology was too heavy and too complex, this type never went into production. Brantly had learned from the mistakes of the B-1 and began to design, the Brantly B- 2 is a two-seater with a simple 3- blade main rotor and two - blade tail rotor. This helicopter had its first successful flight in 1953., The company moved in 1957 to Frederick, Oklahoma, where the B-2 by the competent aviation authority FAA approved in 1959.

Brantly later designed the Brantly 305, a five-seater with a combustion engine, a simple 3- blade main rotor and a two - blade tail rotor. This model had its first flight in 1965, 1965 was approved by the FAA and went in the same year in production.

As a Learjet in 1966 took over the " Brantly Helicopter Corporation ", the Brantly production in Frederick had a size of approximately 17,000 square meters and employs 100 people. The company moved in 1969 to Wichita, Kansas. Learjet sold the " Brantly Helicopter Corporation " 1969 to the " Aeronautical Research & Development Corporation " ( ARDC ) and this ended the production in 1970.

Brantly - Hynes

1972 acquired Michael K. Hynes and his company " Brantly Operators Inc." the rights to the " Brantly Helicopter Corporation " and renamed the company in 1975 in " Brantly - Hynes Helicopter Inc." to. It was originally planned to provide existing customers with spare parts, but due to demand the production of the Brantly B-2 and Brantly 305 was resumed. In the same year, the company moved again to the owner, as it by attorney F. Lee Bailey (who at that time was also the owner of Enstrom ) was led by the " Franklin Capital Corp.. " Taken over.

Brantly International

The Japanese- American entrepreneur James T. Kimura bought in 1989, the " Brantly - Hynes Helicopter Inc." and renamed the company into " Brantly International". Later, a new production facility was in Vernon (Texas ) established that received their acceptance by the FAA in 1996. The American Management Association Aerospace Industries Association ( AIA) was in the period 1981 to 2007, twelve pieces delivered Brantly B -2B.

Qingdao Haili Helicopters

Production at the Wilbarger County Airport ( FAA ID: F05 ) in Vernon, Texas, was discontinued in late 2009 and closed by September 13, 2010, the company moved to China and is now owned by the " Qingdao Haili Helicopters Co. Ltd.. ". This company is now the only manufacturer of the B- 2B. The Qingdao Haili Helicopters took 2010 as the U.S. motor manufacturer " Superior Air Parts " in Coppell (Texas ).

Products

Current types

  • Brantly B -2B

No more types produced

  • Brantly B-1
  • Brantly B-2 Vorserienausführung
  • Brantly B -2A; Standard
  • Brantly B- 2J10; planned version with tandem rotors and extended and widened fuselage for the carriage of passengers and / or f freight; not built.
  • Brantly 305; enlarged B2
  • YHO -3 -BR
Types of business entity Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 Contra-rotating propellers Helicopter rotor Frederick (Oklahoma) Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Coppell (Texas)
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