Bensen Aircraft
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Type | Private company |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1952 |
Founder | Igor Bensen |
Defunct | 1987 |
Fate | Closed |
Headquarters | , United States |
The Bensen Aircraft Corporation was established by Dr. Igor Bensen at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina in 1952 to develop and market a variety of helicopters and autogyros of Bensen's own design.
History[]
The most successful product was the Bensen B-8 that first flew in 1955 and remained in production until the company closed down in 1987.
Aircraft[]
Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
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Bensen B-5 | 1953 | Rotor kite | |
Bensen B-6 | 1953 | Rotor kite | |
Bensen B-7 | 1955 | Rotor kite | |
Bensen B-8 | 1955 | Autogyro | |
Bensen B-9 | 1958 | Helicopter | |
Bensen B-10 | 1958 | 1 | Experimental VTOL aircraft |
Autogyro[1] | |||
Bensen B-12 | 1961 | 1 | Experimental VTOL aircraft |
1963 | [1] | ||
Bensen Mid-Jet | 1953 | 1 | Experimental helicopter |
Bensen X-25 | 1968 | 2 | Experimental autogyro |
See also[]
- Gyrocopter
- Gyroglider
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Eckland, K. O. (11 March 2009). "American airplanes: Ba - Bl". Aerofiles. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopaedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 978-1557509390. LCCN 93087264.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States
- Defunct helicopter manufacturers of the United States
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in North Carolina
- Manufacturing companies established in 1952