Rotorcraft manufacturers fall into two broad categories:
those that can design, certify and manufacture new designs from scratch and 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 Chincul Cicaré FAdeA Pateras-Pescara RACA S.A.
Australia Australian Aerospace – a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter
Belgium Dynali Helicopter Company – light helicopter manufacturer
Bosnia and Herzegovina SOKO – no longer produces aircraft
Brazil Baumgartl Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Helibras – now a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter
Canada Airbus Helicopters Canada (previously Eurocopter Canada) Avian Aircraft Bell Helicopter – most 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
Egypt Arab British Helicopter Company – no longer producers of helicopters
France Aérospatiale – now part of Eurocopter Breguet Aviation Citroën – development and flight tests only Etablissements Charles Dechaux Gaucher Remicopter Helicopteres Guimbal Nord Aviation – 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)
Germany Bölkow – merged with Messerschmitt AG to become Messerschmitt-Bölkow and later Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Dornier Flugzeugwerke – no longer produces aircraft Flettner – no longer in business Focke-Achgelis – no longer in business Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm – became part of Airbus Helicopter 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 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
Japan Fuji Heavy Industries GEN Corporation Kawasaki Aerospace Company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Korea (ROK) Korea Aerospace Industries (a.k.a. KAI)
Netherlands VFW-Fokker
New Zealand Mosquito Aviation
Poland PZL-Świdnik WSK – now part of AgustaWestland
Romania IAR – the sole Romanian manufacturer of helicopters
Russia Bratukhin – a helicopter design bureau dissolved in 1951 Russian Helicopters (a division of Oboronprom) Kamov Kazan Mil Helicopters Rostvertol Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant Yakovlev – no longer produces helicopters
Serbia EDePro – developed a tip jet helicopter
South Africa Atlas Aircraft Corporation – became Denel Aviation Denel Aviation RotorWay South Africa
Spain Aerotécnica Aeronáutica Industrial S.A. (AISA) – part of CASA and no longer produces rotorcraft ELA Aviación Eurocopter España – located in Madrid and Albacete
Switzerland Berger-Helicopter (defunct) Marenco Swisshelicopter – founded in 2007 SKT Helicopter
Taiwan AIDC
Turkey Turkish Aerospace Industries (a.k.a. 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) Fairey Aviation – aircraft manufacturing arm was taken over by Westland Aircraft in 1960 Firth Helicopters Gadfly Aircraft (defunct) Saro – merged with Westland Aircraft, later Agusta-Westland 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 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 Bendix Helicopter Company (defunct) Bensen Aircraft Company (defunct) Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters & Boeing-Vertol) Brantly International – all manufacturing is done in Qingdao, China Campbell Aircraft Company (defunct) Carter Aviation Technologies Cessna Columbia Helicopters Curtiss-Wright Doman Helicopters Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Erickson Air-Crane Fairchild Aircraft FH1100 Manufacturing Corporation Glenview Metal Products Goodyear Gyrodyne Company of America Higgins Industries (defunct) – no longer produces aircraft Hiller Aircraft Hillman Helicopter Hughes Aircraft Kaman Aircraft Lockheed Martin – formerly Lockheed Aircraft MD Helicopters – formerly McDonnell Douglas Corp 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 Sikorsky Aircraft Schweizer Aircraft – acquired by Schweizer RSG. Produces new aircraft and parts to support legacy models Spitfire Helicopter Company Texas Helicopters Co (no longer manufacturers) Umbaugh 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 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. ISBN 0-517-43935-2.