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Brantly International Inc.

 Organization

Historical Note

Brantly Helicopter was established in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company relocated to Frederick, Oklahoma where the Brantly B-2 earned certification. In 1966, Lear Jet Corporation acquired Brantly and eventually moved the company to its Wichita, Kansas headquarters. A few years later in 1969, Lear Jet sold Brantly Helicopter to Aeronautical Research & Development Corporation (ARDC), who ceased operations sometime in 1970.

In 1972, Michael K. Hynes bought rights as Brantly Operators, Inc. and changed the company name to Brantly-Hynes Helicopter Inc. in 1975. It changed names again in 1989 to Brantly International, Inc.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Series V. Lear Jet Corporation, 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated

 Series
Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation Series V: Lear Jet Corporation (LJC) primarily documents the development, production, and distribution of the Learjet Model 23 and Model 24, small and fast executive transport jets, with a lesser degree of coverage about the Lear Liner Model 40. Additionally there is a relatively small amount of information about LJC’s Stereo 8 Division, which designed, developed, and produced the 8-track audio tape cassette player for home, automobile, and personal use. The...
Dates: 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated

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