Bell Helicopter. Bell Helicopter is an American rotorcraft manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
A division of Textron, Bell manufactures military helicopter and tiltrotor products in and around Fort Worth, as well as in Amarillo, Texas, and commercial rotorcraft products in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. Bell provides training and support services worldwide. History[edit] The company was founded on July 10, 1935 as Bell Aircraft Corporation by Lawrence Dale Bell in Buffalo, New York. The company focused on designing and building of fighter aircraft. In 1941, Bell hired Arthur M. Textron purchased Bell Aerospace in 1960. Bell Helicopter has a close association with AgustaWestland. Bell intends to reduce employment by 760 in 2014 as fewer V-22s are made.[4] Product list[edit] Comparison of the Bell 212 (U.S. Commercial helicopters[edit] Military helicopters[edit] Tiltrotors[edit] Projects produced by other companies[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Consolidated. Convair. Douglas Aircraft Company. General Dynamics Corporation. Grumman. North American Aviation Company. Republic Aviation Corporation. McDonnell Aircraft Company. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company. Lockheed Corporation. Lockheed Martin. Northrup. Northrup Grumman. Vought. Vought is the name of several related aerospace firms.
These have included, in the past, Lewis and Vought Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought-Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace (part of Ling-Temco-Vought), Vought Aircraft Companies, and the current Vought Aircraft Industries. The first incarnation of Vought was established by Chance M. Vought and Birdseye Lewis in 1917. In 1928, it was acquired by United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, which a few years later became United Aircraft Corporation; this was the first of many reorganizations and buyouts. During the 1920s and 1930s, Vought Aircraft and Chance Vought specialized in fighter planes and other carrier-based aircraft for the United States Navy, by far its biggest customer.
History[edit] The Chance Vought years 1917–1928[edit] The Lewis and Vought Corporation was founded in 1917 and was soon succeeded by the Chance Vought Corporation in 1922 when Birdseye Lewis retired. 1930s–1960[edit] A formation of British Corsairs in 1944. Tiger Centruy Aircraft. Glenn L. Martin Company. The Glenn L.
Martin Company was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company that was founded by the aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin. The Martin Company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the United States and its allies, especially during World War II and the Cold War. Also, during the 1950s and 60s, the Martin Company moved gradually out of the aircraft industry and into the guided missile, space exploration, and space utilization industries. In 1961, the Martin Company merged with the American-Marietta Corporation, a large sand and gravel mining company, forming the Martin Marietta Corporation. §Origins[edit] Glenn L. §World War I[edit] Martin's first big success came during World War I with the MB-1 bomber,[4] a large biplane design ordered by the United States Army on January 17, 1918.
§Inter-war years[edit] During the 1930s, Martin built flying boats for the U.S. §World War II[edit] §Postwar[edit]
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