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Founded by
Frank Piasecki, holder of the first U.S. helicopter pilot's license,
Piasecki developed the first successful tandem rotor
helicopter...the PV-3 of 1945.
History 1941: Frank Piasecki and Harold Venzie form PV Engineering Forum to develop rotorcraft. The organization is incorporated in 1943. 1946: The company is renamed Piasecki Helicopter Corporation. 1956: A "bitter managerial disagreement" leads Piasecki and many associates to resign. The company is renamed the Vertol Aircraft Corporation. (Frank Piasecki forms a new Piasecki Aircraft) 1960: Boeing acquires Vertol Aircraft to form Boeing Vertol. 1987: Boeing Vertol is renamed Boeing Helicopters. |
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