Bendix Helicopters
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| founder = Vincent Bendix
| defunct = 1949
| hq_location_city = Stratford, Connecticut
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Bendix Helicopters, Inc. was the last company founded by prolific inventor Vincent Bendix, in 1943 in Connecticut.[http://www.helis.com/UpTo50s/f_bendix.php Helis.com: Bendix Helicopters Inc.] It ceased operations in 1949.
History
It built a 10,000 square foot factory for helicopter production on East Main Street in Stratford, Connecticut in 1945.
Bendix created 3 prototypes that used a system of coaxial rotors: Model K (1945),{{Cite web |title=Bendix Helicopter Model K - Stingray's List of Rotorcraft |url=https://sites.google.com/site/stingrayslistofrotorcraft/bendix-helicopter-model-k |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=sites.google.com}} Model L and Model J (1946). {{Cite web |title=Bendix |url=https://www.helis.com/UpTo50s/f_bendix.php |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Helis.com |language=en}}
Due to lack of sales and capital, in January 1947 the large factory building was sold to Manning, Maxwell and Moore, who were taken over by Dresser Industries in 1964.
In 1949, Bendix Helicopter was forced to close. In an auction the assets of the company were sold to the Gyrodyne Company of America on Long Island in New York. Gyrodyne continued development of several helicopter models introduced by Bendix.
See also
- Bendix Trophy
- {{C|Defunct helicopter manufacturers of the United States}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.helis.com/UpTo50s/f_bendix.php Helis.com: History of Bendix Helicopters]
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Category:Defunct helicopter manufacturers of the United States
Category:Companies based in Stratford, Connecticut
Category:American companies established in 1943
Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1943
Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1949
Category:1943 establishments in Connecticut
Category:1949 disestablishments in Connecticut
Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Connecticut
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