List of rotorcraft manufacturers by country

Rotorcraft manufacturers fall into two 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 type.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Argentina

Australia

Australian Aerospace a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter⁹

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SOKO (no longer produces aircraft)

Brazil

Baumgartl¹⁰
Beja-Flor¹⁰
Helibras a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter¹¹

Canada

Avian Aircraft¹²
Bell Helicopter commercial rotorcraft plant in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
CHR International
- Safari Helicopter kit manufacturer

China (Peoples Republic)

China (Republic of)

AIDC

Czech Republic

Aero Vodochody¹³
Moravan¹⁴

Egypt

Arab British Helicopter Company¹⁵ (No longer producers of helicopters)

France

Aérospatiale now part of Eurocopter
Breguet Aviation¹⁶
Citroën¹⁷¹⁸ (development and flight tests only).
Etablissements Charles Dechaux⁴
Gaucher Remicopter⁴
Nord Aviation¹⁹ In 1970, Nord Aviation 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 Eurocopter²⁰

Germany

Bölkow merged with Messerschmitt AG to become Messerschmitt-Bölkow and later Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm ²¹
Dornier Flugzeugwerke No longer produces aircraft.²²
Flettner no longer in business²³
Focke-Achgelis no longer in business²⁴
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm became part of Eurocopter²⁵
Youngcopter produces kit helicopters

India

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Indonesia

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

International

Eurocopter
European Helicopter Industries, now AgustaWestland²⁶
NHIndustries

Iran

Italy

AgustaWestland²⁷
- Elicotteri Meridionali - Now called the Sesto Calende (VA) facility of Agusta.
Fiat⁴ In 1969, Fiat Aviazione merged with Aerfer to create Aeritalia.
Partenavia¹⁹ declared bankruptcy and Vulcanair bought all the assets, design rights and trademarks.
Piaggio Aero¹⁹
Silvercraft out of business in the late 1970s²⁸

Japan

Korea (ROK)

Korea Aerospace Industries (aka KAI)

Netherlands

VFW-Fokker³⁰

Poland

PZL-Świdnik WSK,¹⁴ now part of AgustaWestland³¹

Romania

IAR the sole Romanian manufacturer of helicopters.

Russia

Bratukhin³² a helicopter design bureau dissolved in 1951.
Russian Helicopters (A division of Oboronprom)
- Kamov³²³³
- Kazan³⁴³⁵³⁶
- Mil Helicopters³⁷
- Rostvertol
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
Yakovlev no longer produces helicopters¹³

South Africa

Atlas Aircraft Corporation became Denel Aviation
Denel Aviation

Spain

Aerotéchnica³⁸
AISA (Aeronáutica Industrial S.A.)¹² Part of CASA and no longer produces rotorcraft.
Eurocopter España located in Madrid and Albacete

Switzerland

Marenco Swisshelicopter³⁹ Founded in 2007.

Turkey

Turkish Aerospace Industries (aka TAI or TUSAŞ)

Ukraine

Aerokopter (formerly DB Aercopters)

United Kingdom

Airmaster Helicopters (defunct)
Bristol Aeroplane Company now part of BAE and no longer produces aircraft¹⁶
Cierva Autogiro Company (defunct)⁴⁰
Fairey Aviation aircraft manufacturing arm was taken over by Westland Aircraft in 1960.⁴¹
Firth Helicopters⁴
Gadfly Aircraft (defunct)
Saro Merged with Westland Aircraft later Agusta-Westland⁴²
Thruxton Aviation³⁰
Wallis Autogyros⁴³
Westland Aircraft Merged with the helicopter divisions of Bristol, Fairey and Saunders-Roe (with their hovercraft) to create Westland Helicopters in 1961.⁴⁴
Westland Helicopters now part of AgustaWestland⁴⁴

United States

A-B Helicopters
Aerodyne Systems Engineering (defunct)
AirScooter Corporation
American Eurocopter a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurocopter
American Helicopter¹⁰
Aviodyne U.S.A.
Bell Helicopter⁴⁵
Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company
Bendix Helicopter Company (defunct)¹⁰
Bensen Aircraft Company (defunct)¹⁰
Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (formerly Boeing Helicopters & Boeing-Vertol)⁴⁶
Brantly International²¹ All manufacturing is being done in Qingdao, China.⁴⁷
Campbell Aircraft Company (defunct)¹⁰
Carter Aviation Technologies⁴⁸
Cessna⁴⁹
Columbia Helicopters
Curtiss-Wright²²
Doman Helicopters⁴
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation⁵⁰
Erickson Air-Crane
Fairchild Aircraft²⁶
FH1100 Manufacturing Corporation
Glenview Metal Products
Goodyear⁴
Gyrodyne Company of America⁵¹
Higgins Industries (defunct) no longer produces aircraft
Hiller Aircraft⁵¹
Hillman Helicopter⁵²
Hughes Aircraft⁵³
Kaman Aircraft⁵⁴
Lockheed Martin, formerly Lockheed Aircraft²⁵
MD Helicopters, formerly McDonnell Douglas Corp⁵⁵
Piasecki Aircraft, acquired by Boeing and became Boeing Vertol.⁴⁰
Revolution Helicopter Corporation (defunct) went out of business in November 1999
Robinson Helicopter¹⁹
RotorWay International Produces kit Helicopters³⁰
Sikorsky Aircraft⁵⁶
- Schweizer Aircraft acquired by Sikorsky Aircraft in 2004.
Spitfire Helicopter Company²⁸
Texas Helicopters Co (no longer manufacturers)
Umbaugh⁴³
Vertical Aviation Technologies
Vought Helicopter Inc. (VHI), a subsidiary of Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) became American Eurocopter.

References

Footnotes

^ Aerodreams | Products
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^ ^a ^b Desarrollo de Helicópteros en la Argentina - Taringa!
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Apostolo p. 122
^ "China’s largest export orders helicopters: the Argentine purchase of 11 straight assembly line | Beria-TG". Beriat.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^ Argentine Minister of Defense nos ofrecieron cooperación tecnológica en materia de radares y helicópteros y, en ese caso, no hicimos opción de la misma,
^ Judy Rumerman. "Helicopter Development in the Early Twentieth Century". U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ "S.A. PESCARA HELICOPTERACION", Flight, 25 January 1923: 50
^ Australian Aerospace Press Release (July 2009). "Australian Aerospace Farewells The Grande Dame Of The Skies". Retrieved 2009-12-18. ^{dead link}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Apostolo p. 121
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^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 44
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 119
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 120
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^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 60
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Apostolo p. 124
^ Apostolo p. 93
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 59
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 63
^ Apostolo p. 18
^ Apostolo p. 16
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 74
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 65
^ Apostolo p. 41
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 92
^ Apostolo p. 73
^ ^a ^b ^c Apostolo p. 125
^ Skomra, Sławomir (February 2010). "Już nie ma PZL Świdnik. Jest AgustaWestland Świdnik in [[Gazeta Wyborcza]]". Retrieved 17 April 2010. Wikilink embedded in URL title (help)
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 108
^ Kamov (undated). "Продукция (Russian language)". Retrieved 2009-12-18. ^{dead link}
^ fas.org (August 2000). "Kazan Helicopter Plant (KHP)". Retrieved 2009-12-18.
^ Pike, John (April 2006). "Kazan Helicopter Plant (KHP)". Retrieved 2009-12-18. ^{dead link}
^ Borodulin, Vladislav (December 2007). "Helicopter industry overview for Russia". Retrieved 2009-12-18.
^ Apostolo p. 111
^ Apostolo p. 40
^ "Home page - marenco". Marenco-swisshelicopter.ch. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 21
^ Apostolo p. 66
^ Apostolo p. 80
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 101
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 102
^ Apostolo p. 45
^ Apostolo p. 56
^ Brantley company profile
^ Carter Aviation Technologies (November 2009). "Carter Aviation Technologies". Retrieved 2009-12-205.
^ Apostolo p. 62
^ Apostolo p. 64
^ ^a ^b Apostolo p. 67
^ Apostolo p. 123
^ Apostolo p. 69
^ Apostolo p. 72
^ Apostolo p. 77
^ Apostolo p. 81

Bibliography

Apostolo, Giorgio. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters, Bonanza Books, New York, 1984. ISBN 0-517-43935-2.

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