Helibras or Helicópteros do Brasil S.A. (Helicopters of Brazil, Inc.) is a Brazil-based helicopter manufacturer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter, a division of EADS. Helibras leads the Brazilian market of the turbine helicopters in operation, with 54% stake in the civilian market, emphasis on the segment government whose participation is 85%. The military market share is about 66%.
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Helibras was founded 1 January 1978 in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo state. Since 1980, the company has been located in Itajubá, a city and municipality in southwestern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Formerly Helibras was jointly owned by MGI Participações (MGI Investments - owned by the government of the federal state of Minas Gerais), Bueninvest and Eurocopter. As of 2006, Helibras became a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter which in turn is owned by EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company).[1] It is one of only two manufacturers of helicopters in Latin America.
Helibras has already produced and delivered about 500 helicopters, 70% of them being Esquilos or Squirrels. Ten percent of total production is exported to Latin American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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- EC 120 Colibri
- AS 350 B2 Esquilo
- AS 350 B3 Esquilo
- EC 130 B4
- AS 355 NP
[edit] Military
- EC 120 B
- AS 550 C3
- EC 130 B4
- AS 555 SN
- EC 635
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