Kellett Autogiro Corporation
The Kellett Autogiro Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer .
history
The KAC was founded in 1929 with headquarters in Horsham ( Philadelphia ) by Wallace Kellett (1891-1951). The Kellett Autogiro Corporation initially produced gyroscopes and then developed their own helicopter models . After Kellett had given up the construction of gyroscopes and received the first order to build a helicopter with the XR-8 in May 1943 , the name changed from Kellett Autogiro Corporation to Kellett Aircraft Corporation in June 1943 . The patterns were used by the United States Army Air Forces and later by the United States Air Force . It is unclear how many years the Kellett Aircraft Corporation existed. There is also no longer any evidence that any further military contracts have been awarded since the 1960s.
Kellett Autogiro Corporation products
literature
- Bill Gunston: World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis 1993, p. 168.
