List of rotorcraft manufacturers by country explained

Rotorcraft manufacturers fall into two categories:

1. those that can design, certify and manufacture new designs from scratch and
2. those that can only manufacture extant designs under license.

Boeing Vertol is an example of the first type and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, who license-produced Boeing Vertol designs for much of its recent history, is an example of the second.

Argentina

• AeroDreams^[1]
• Chincul^{[2] [3]}
• Cicaré^[4]
• FAdeA^{[5] [6]}
• Pateras-Pescara^[7]
• RACA S.A.^[3]

Australia

• Australian Aerospace – a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter^[8]

Belgium

• Dynali Helicopter Company – light helicopter manufacturer

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• SOKO – no longer produces aircraft

Brazil

• Baumgartl^[9]
• Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento
• Helibras – now a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter^[10]

Canada

• Airbus Helicopters Canada (previously Eurocopter Canada)
• Avian Aircraft^[11]
• Bell Helicopter – all of Bell Helicopter's commercial rotorcraft are produced at their plant in Mirabel, Quebec.
• CHR International
  • Safari Helicopter – kit manufacturer

China

• Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
• Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
• Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
• Qingdao Haili Helicopters
• Red Eagle Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
• Sichuan Lantian Helicopter Company Limited

Czech Republic

• Aero Vodochody
• Moravan^[12]

Egypt

• Arab British Helicopter Company^[13] – no longer producers of helicopters

France

• Aérospatiale – now part of Eurocopter
• Breguet Aviation^[14]
• Citroën^[15] – development and flight tests only
• Etablissements Charles Dechaux
• Gaucher Remicopter
• Helicopteres Guimbal
• Nord Aviation^[16] – in 1970, merged with Sud Aviation to create Société Nationale d'Industrie Aérospatiale (SNIAS), later renamed Aérospatiale and ultimately merged into European aerospace corporation EADS in 2000
• Sud Aviation – became part of Aérospatiale, now part of Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter Group)^[17]

Germany

• Bölkow – merged with Messerschmitt AG to become Messerschmitt-Bölkow and later Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm^[18]
• Dornier Flugzeugwerke – no longer produces aircraft^[19]
• Flettner – no longer in business^[20]
• Focke-Achgelis – no longer in business^[21]
• Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm – became part of Airbus Helicopter^[22]
• Youngcopter – develops a kit helicopter

India

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
• Mahindra Aerospace
• Tata Advanced Systems
• National Aerospace Laboratories

Indonesia

• Indonesian Aerospace – formerly known as Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) or Industri Pesawat Terbang Nurtanio (IPTN)

Iran

• IAIO
• HESA
• PANHA
• ZAFAR
• Qods

Italy

• Aero Eli Servizi Costruzioni Aeronautiche
• AgustaWestland^[23]
  • Elicotteri Meridionali – now called the Sesto Calende (VA) facility of Agusta
• Alpi Aviation
• DF Helicopters Srl
• Fiat – in 1969, Fiat Aviazione merged with Aerfer to create Aeritalia
• Heli-Sport
• Konner Srl
• Partenavia – declared bankruptcy and Vulcanair bought all the assets, design rights and trademarks
• Piaggio Aero
• Silvercraft – went out of business in the late 1970s^[24]

Japan

• Fuji Heavy Industries
• GEN Corporation
• Kawasaki Aerospace Company^[25]
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Korea (ROK)

• Korea Aerospace Industries (aka KAI)

Netherlands

• VFW-Fokker

New Zealand

• Mosquito Aviation

Poland

• PZL-Świdnik WSK – now part of AgustaWestland^[26]

Romania

• IAR – the sole Romanian manufacturer of helicopters

Russia

• Bratukhin^[27] – a helicopter design bureau dissolved in 1951
• Russian Helicopters (a division of Oboronprom)
  • Kamov^[28]
  • Kazan^{[29] [30] [31]}
  • Mil Helicopters^[32]
  • Rostvertol
  • Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
• Yakovlev – no longer produces helicopters^[33]

Serbia

• EDePro – developed a tip jet helicopter

South Africa

• Atlas Aircraft Corporation – became Denel Aviation
• Denel Aviation
• RotorWay South Africa^[34]

Spain

• Aerotécnica^[35]
• Aeronáutica Industrial S.A. (AISA)^[11] – part of CASA and no longer produces rotorcraft
• ELA Aviación
• Eurocopter España – located in Madrid and Albacete

Switzerland

• Berger-Helicopter (defunct)
• Marenco Swisshelicopter^[36] – founded in 2007
• SKT Helicopter

Taiwan

• AIDC

Turkey

• Turkish Aerospace Industries (aka TAI or TUSAŞ)

Ukraine

• Aerokopter (formerly DB Aercopters)
• Aviaimpex
• Aviakon
• Skyline Construction Bureau
• ViAZ

United Kingdom

• Airmaster Helicopters (defunct)
• Bristol Aeroplane Company – now part of BAE Systems and no longer produces aircraft
• Cierva Autogiro Company (defunct)^[37]
• Fairey Aviation – aircraft manufacturing arm was taken over by Westland Aircraft in 1960^[38]
• Firth Helicopters
• Gadfly Aircraft (defunct)
• Saro – merged with Westland Aircraft, later Agusta-Westland^[39]
• Thruxton Aviation
• Wallis Autogyros
• Westland Aircraft – merged with the helicopter divisions of Bristol, Fairey and Saunders-Roe (with their hovercraft) to create Westland Helicopters in 1961^[40]
• Westland Helicopters – now part of AgustaWestland

United States

• A-B Helicopters
• Aerodyne Systems Engineering (defunct)
• AirScooter Corporation
• American Eurocopter – founded as Vought Helicopter Inc, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter
• American Helicopter
• Aviodyne U.S.A.
• Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company
• Bell Helicopter^[41]
• Bendix Helicopter Company (defunct)
• Bensen Aircraft Company (defunct)
• Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters & Boeing-Vertol)^[42]
• Brantly International – all manufacturing is done in Qingdao, China^[43]
• Campbell Aircraft Company (defunct)
• Carter Aviation Technologies^[44]
• Cessna^[45]
• Columbia Helicopters
• Curtiss-Wright
• Doman Helicopters
• Enstrom Helicopter Corporation^[46]
• Erickson Air-Crane
• Fairchild Aircraft
• FH1100 Manufacturing Corporation
• Glenview Metal Products
• Goodyear
• Gyrodyne Company of America^[47]
• Higgins Industries (defunct) – no longer produces aircraft
• Hiller Aircraft
• Hillman Helicopter^[48]
• Hughes Aircraft^[49]
• Kaman Aircraft^[50]
• Lockheed Martin – formerly Lockheed Aircraft
• MD Helicopters – formerly McDonnell Douglas Corp^[51]
• Piasecki Aircraft
• Piasecki Helicopter – acquired by Boeing and became Boeing Vertol
• Revolution Helicopter Corporation (defunct) – went out of business in November 1999
• Robinson Helicopter
• RotorWay International – produces kit helicopters^[52]
• Sikorsky Aircraft^[53]
  • Schweizer Aircraft – acquired by Sikorsky Aircraft in 2004 and closed down in 2011 and 2012^[54]
• Spitfire Helicopter Company
• Texas Helicopters Co (no longer manufacturers)
• Umbaugh^[55]
• Vertical Aviation Technologies
• Vought Helicopter Inc. (VHI) – a subsidiary of Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV); became American Eurocopter
• NASA/JPL for Ingenuity helicopter

International

• Airbus Helicopters – was Eurocopter
• European Helicopter Industries, now AgustaWestland^[56]
• NHIndustries

See also

• List of aircraft manufacturers
• List of rotorcraft
• List of tilt-rotor craft

References

Bibliography

• Apostolo, Giorgio. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters, Bonanza Books, New York, 1984. .

Notes and References

1. http://www.aerodreams-uav.com/en-chi7-helicoptero-dual.html Aerodreams | Products
2. Web site: Авиационная промышленность стран Латинской Америки.
3. Web site: Desarrollo de Helicópteros en la Argentina - Imágenes. 21 February 2006. Taringa!.
4. Apostolo p. 122
5. Web site: China's largest export orders helicopters: the Argentine purchase of 11 straight assembly line | Beria-TG . Beriat.org . 2012-07-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426042404/http://beriat.org/2011/10/21/chinas-largest-export-orders-helicopters-the-argentine-purchase-of-11-straight-assembly-line/ . 26 April 2012 .
6. Web site: Argentine Minister of Defense nos ofrecieron cooperación tecnológica en materia de radares y helicópteros y, en ese caso, no hicimos opción de la misma,. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112857/http://www.mindef.gov.ar/info.asp?Id=1979. dead. 28 September 2011.
7. Web site: Helicopter Development in the Early Twentieth Century . U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission . U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission . 6 May 2012 . Judy Rumerman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505230212/http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/early_20th_century/HE2.htm . 5 May 2012 .
8. Web site: Australian Aerospace Farewells The Grande Dame Of The Skies. 18 December 2009. Australian Aerospace Press Release . July 2009.
9. Apostolo p. 121
10. https://www.helibras.com.br/website/po/ref/home.html Helibras
11. Apostolo p. 44
12. Apostolo p. 120
13. Web site: Welcome to Aircraft Factory Egypt Website . Aoi.com.eg . 2012-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422121716/http://www.aoi.com.eg/aoiarab/aoi/aircraft_web/index.html . 22 April 2012 . dead .
14. Apostolo p. 60
15. Web site: Helicopter mit dem Citroën Comotor Wankelmotor . Der-wankelmotor.de . 2012-07-09.
16. Apostolo p. 124
17. Apostolo p. 93
18. Apostolo p. 59
19. Apostolo p. 63
20. Apostolo p. 18
21. Apostolo p. 16
22. Apostolo p. 74
23. Apostolo p. 41
24. Apostolo p. 92
25. Apostolo p. 73
26. Web site: Już nie ma PZL Świdnik. Jest AgustaWestland Świdnik in Gazeta Wyborcza. 17 April 2010. Skomra . Sławomir. February 2010.
27. Apostolo p. 108
28. Web site: Продукция (Russian language) . 2009-12-18 . Kamov . n.d. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228121252/http://www.kamov.ru/second/production.html . 28 February 2009 .
29. Web site: Kazan Helicopter Plant (KHP). 18 December 2009. fas.org. August 2000.
30. Web site: Kazan Helicopter Plant (KHP) . https://archive.today/20130414204527/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/kazanhelicopters.html . dead . 14 April 2013 . 2009-12-18 . Pike . John . April 2006 .
31. Web site: Helicopter industry overview for Russia . 2009-12-18 . Borodulin . Vladislav . December 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091213234049/http://russianamericanbusiness.org/web_CURRENT/articles/190/1/Helicopter-industry-overview-for-Russia . 13 December 2009 .
32. Apostolo p. 111
33. Apostolo p. 119
34. Web site: RotorWay International - Premiere Kit Helicopters . 21 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140919001330/http://www.rotorway.com/faq.html . 19 September 2014 . dead .
35. Apostolo p. 40
36. Web site: Home page – marenco . Marenco-swisshelicopter.ch . 2013-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613214232/http://marenco-swisshelicopter.ch/ . 13 June 2013 . dead .
37. Apostolo p. 21
38. Apostolo p. 66
39. Apostolo p. 80
40. Apostolo p. 102
41. Apostolo p. 45
42. Apostolo p. 56
43. Web site: Brantley company profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202071544/http://brantly.com/profile.htm. dead. 2 February 2016.
44. Web site: Carter Aviation Technologies. 2009-12-20. Carter Aviation Technologies. November 2009.
45. Apostolo p. 62
46. Apostolo p. 64
47. Apostolo p. 67
48. Apostolo p. 123
49. Apostolo p. 69
50. Apostolo p. 72
51. Apostolo p. 77
52. Apostolo p. 125
53. Apostolo p. 81
54. Web site: Sikorsky Aircraft to close plant near Elmira, cut 570 jobs. Associated Press. 25 September 2012. syracuse.
55. Apostolo p. 101
56. Apostolo p. 65