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The factory at the Wilbarger County Airport closed the plant at the end of 2010 and the company moved to Coppell, Texas. Qingdao Haili Helicopters Co. Ltd. is now the only manufacturer of the B-2B helicopter.<ref>Times Record News, 21 November 2009</ref> | ||
| The location of the new Brantly helicopter production facility has not yet been determined. I will let you know as soon as a final decision is made.<ref>http://www.brantly.com/</ref> | |||
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| Industry | Manufacturer |
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| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | Coppell, Texas |
| Key people | Timothy T. Archer |
| Products | Helicopters |
| Number of employees | 20 |
| Website | www.brantly.com |
Brantly International Inc. is a helicopter manufacturer company based in Coppell, Texas, United States.
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. 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 certificated in 1959. He later designed the Brantly 305, a five-seater which made its first flight 1964. It was certificated 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 m) factory in Frederick, Oklahoma had 100 employees. 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. Brantly-Hynes originally were just providing product support but later placed the B-2 and 305 back into production.
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 1996, they achieved the 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.
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) statistic for US Civil Helicopter Shipments between 1981-2007 showed 12 delivered B-2Bs.
The factory at the Wilbarger County Airport closed the plant at the end of 2010 and the company moved to Coppell, Texas. Qingdao Haili Helicopters Co. Ltd. is now the only manufacturer of the B-2B helicopter.
Helicopter designs
- 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.
References
- The Brantly Helicopter by Kristen Hynes
- Flight International, 02 June 1966
- Flight International, 13 November 1975
- Orbis 1985, p. 838
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, 01 June 2009
- Times Record News, 21 November 2009
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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External links
- Brantly International website
- Brantly Owner's website
- Virtual Aircraft Museum
- Qingdao Haili Helicopter Co.
- Superior Air Parts
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