The Kaman K-1125 was a prototype American 12-passenger civil transport helicopter developed by Kaman Aircraft .
4-537: In August 1962, Kaman Aircraft first flew a prototype civil transport helicopter. It used components of the earlier Kaman K-600 (H-43) with a new fuselage for 12 passengers. Instead of the twin booms of the earlier Huskie, it had a single boom and a ramp-equipped rear door. Sometimes called the Huskie III , the helicopter was powered by two Boeing YT60 turboshafts which were later replaced with two Pratt & Whitney PT6B-11 engines. The company tried to interest
8-475: Is an American aerospace company, with headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut . It was founded in 1945 by Charles Kaman . During the first ten years the company operated exclusively as a designer and manufacturer of several helicopters that set world records and achieved many aviation firsts. In 1956, Kaman began to diversify as an aerospace subcontractor of McDonnell Douglas , Grumman , and others. In
12-506: The United States Air Force in the type and it was evaluated for two years, but with no interest in the type, only the prototype was built. Data from General characteristics Performance Related lists Kaman Aircraft EXTEX Engineered Products GRW Kaman Aerospace Jacksonville Kaman Air Vehicles Kaman Composites Kaman Fuzing Kaman Measuring Kamatics Kaman Corporation / k ə ˈ m ɑː n /
16-428: The mid-1960s Kaman diversified outside of the aerospace industry, using the expertise Kaman had gained in composite materials and the end of the need for skilled woodworkers to craft wooden rotor blades. Charles Kaman, a guitarist as well as an aerospace pioneer, worked with his engineers and other musicians to create the round-backed, composite-body Ovation guitar , which led to the eventual creation of Kaman Music ,
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