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'''Brantly International Inc.''' is a [[helicopter]] company with its engineering and administrative offices based [[Coppell, Texas]], [[United States]]. Manufacturing of Brantly-designed helicopters is now carried out by [[Qingdao Haili Helicopters]] of China.<ref>{{cite journal|magazine=Aviation Week and Space Technology|date=14 October 2013|page=60}}</ref><ref>[http://www.qingdaohaili.com Qingdao Haili Helicopter Co.] {{ |
'''Brantly International Inc.''' is a [[helicopter]] company with its engineering and administrative offices based [[Coppell, Texas]], [[United States]]. Manufacturing of Brantly-designed helicopters is now carried out by [[Qingdao Haili Helicopters]] of China.<ref>{{cite journal|magazine=Aviation Week and Space Technology|date=14 October 2013|page=60}}</ref><ref>[http://www.qingdaohaili.com Qingdao Haili Helicopter Co.] {{wayback|url=http://www.qingdaohaili.com |date=20120301231902 |df=y }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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| Industry | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Coppell, Texas |
Key people | Timothy T. Archer |
| Products | Helicopters |
Number of employees | 20 |
| Parent | Superior Aviation Beijing |
| Website | www |
Brantly International Inc. is a helicopter company with its engineering and administrative offices based Coppell, Texas, United States. Manufacturing of Brantly-designed helicopters is now carried out by Qingdao Haili Helicopters of China.[1][2]
History
Brantly Helicopter
The company started out 1945 as Brantly Helicopter Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded by Newby O. Brantly. Brantly was so impressed with the Sikorsky VS-300 that he decided to design his own helicopter.[3] In 1946 his first helicopter, the Brantly B-1 with coaxial rotors made its first flight. The B-1 was not put into production.
Using lessons learned from the B-1, he decided to build a two-seater with a simple rotor design. This helicopter, the Brantly B-2, made its first flight 1953. In 1957 the company moved to Frederick, Oklahoma, where the B-2 was certified in 1959. He later designed the Brantly 305, a five-seater which made its first flight 1964. It was certified by the FAA in 1965, the same year it entered production.
Lear Jet acquired the Brantly Helicopter Corporation in 1966; at this time the 180,000 sq ft (17,000 m2) factory in Frederick, Oklahoma had 100 employees.[4] The factory moved to Wichita, Kansas in 1969. Aeronautical Research & Development Corporation (ARDC) bought all the rights to Brantly helicopters from Lear Jet in 1969, but they ended operations in early 1970.
Brantly-Hynes
In 1972, the rights were acquired as Brantly Operators Inc. by Michael K. Hynes. He renamed the company in 1975 as Brantly-Hynes Helicopter Inc. Later that year, the Franklin Capital Corp, headed by F. Lee Bailey who also owned Enstrom Helicopter Corporation at that time, purchased the company.[5] Brantly-Hynes originally were just providing product support but later placed the B-2 and 305 back into production.[6]
Brantly International
The new factory in Vernon was built 1989 by Japanese-American businessman James T. Kimura, who renamed the company as Brantly International. In 1994, the ownership was transferred to a Beijing-based company, FESCO. In 1996, they achieved an FAA production certificate. In 2007, a joint venture between Brantly International Inc, Qingdao Wenquan International Aviation Investment Co., Ltd, and Qingdao Brantly Investment Consultation Co., Ltd. was established.[7]
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) statistic for US Civil Helicopter Shipments between 1981 and 2007 showed 12 delivered B-2Bs.
As of November 2009, the factory at the Wilbarger County Airport planned to close the plant at the end of 2010, and engineering and administrative offices of Brantly moved to Coppell, Texas.[8] Qingdao Haili Helicopters Co. Ltd. is now the only manufacturer of the B-2B helicopter.[9][10][11]
Cheng Shenzong is the chairman of Qingdao Haili Helicopters.[12] He is also known as the helicopter king of China.[13]
Products
- 1946 - Brantly B-1
- 1953 - Brantly B-2: pre-production version.
- Brantly B-2A: basic production version.
- Brantly B-2B: improved version of the B-2, fitted with new metal rotor blades and an uprated fuel-injected 180 hp Lycoming piston engine. This is the only version currently available.
- Brantly B-2J10: projected tandem-rotor version with longer and wider fuselage for carrying passengers and/or cargo. None built.
- 1964 – Brantly 305: an enlarged B-2.
See also
Aviation portalReferences
- ^ Aviation Week and Space Technology: 60. 14 October 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Qingdao Haili Helicopter Co. Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Brantly Helicopter by Kristen Hynes
- ^ Flight International, 02 June 1966
- ^ Flight International, 13 November 1975
- ^ Orbis 1985, p. 838
- ^ [1] Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 June 2009
- ^ "Brantly B-2B Helicopter - Home Page". Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Times Record News, 21 November 2009
- ^ "Brantly B-2B Helicopter - Company Profile". Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Qingdao Haili Helicopter Co.,ltd
- ^ http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120717000045&cid=1206
- ^ AP (13 July 2012). "The 'Helicopter King Of China' Is Quietly Building An Empire". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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