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The company's history goes back to the now-defunct LTV Corporation.In 1968, Vought Helicopter Inc. (VHI), a subsidiary of LTV, built a facility at the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Grand Prairie, Texas, for the purpose of marketing helicopters to North America built by Aérospatiale, the French helicopter manufacturer.
In 1974 Aérospatiale took full control of Vought Helicopter and in 1976 renamed it Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation. [8] In 1979 work began on a new helicopter facility in Grand Prairie, Texas. [8] [9] 2002: Grand Prairie facility underwent name change to Eurocopter
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifierfor the FAAand IATA, but Grand Prairie Municipal Airport is GPMto the FAA and has no IATA code. [3] Facilities. [edit] The airport covers 162 acres (66 ha); its single runway, 17/35, is 4,001 x 75 ft (1,220 x 23 m) long. There is also one helipad, H1, 50ftX50ft (15mx15m).
Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. Its head office is located at Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane, France, near Marseille. [ 3] The main facilities of Airbus Helicopters are at its ...
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. Industrials Aerospace Grand Prairie: 1969 Part of Airbus (Netherlands) American Airlines Group: Consumer services Airlines Fort Worth: 2013 Airline holding company American Airlines: Consumer services Airlines Fort Worth: 1936 Airline, part of American Airlines Group: American National Insurance Company: Financials Full ...
Eurocopter EC130. The Eurocopter EC130 (now Airbus Helicopters H130) is a single engine light utility helicopter developed from the earlier Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, one of the primary changes from which was the adoption of a Fenestron anti-torque device in place of a conventional tail rotor. It was launched and produced by the Eurocopter ...
The Airbus Helicopters H145 (formerly Eurocopter EC145) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Airbus Helicopters.Originally designated as the BK 117, the H145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which became a part of the combined Eurocopter line-up in 1992 with the merger of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm's helicopter division of Daimler-Benz into Eurocopter.
The Airbus Helicopters H135 (formerly Eurocopter EC135) is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS). First flying in February 1994, it entered service in 1996 ...