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| Company type | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 22 December 1959[1] |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Matt Francour (CEO)[2] |
| Products | Helicopters |
| Revenue | US$37.5 million[3] |
| Owner | Surack Enterprises 2022-present |
Number of employees | 200 (2013)[4] |
| Website | www.enstromhelicopter.com |
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation is an American helicopter aerospace manufacturer, based at the Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport in Michigan, United States.
The company was founded in 1959 by mining engineer Rudolph J. "Rudy" Enstrom, initially as the R.J. Enstrom Corp. The company was bought by the Chongqing Helicopter Investment Corporation in 2013 and went out of business in January 2022.[5][4]
Surack Enterprises purchased the company from bankruptcy in May 2022 and production was restarted, with the first helicopter completed in January 2023.[6][7]
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- ^ Richards, Burnham. "Team". Enstrom Helicopter Corporation. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ BNET Profile: [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Phelps, Mark (January 25, 2022). "Enstrom Shutters Factory, Filing For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy". AVweb. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ Grady, Mary (January 15, 2013). "Enstrom Helicopters Sold To Chinese Firm". AVweb. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ O'Connor, Kate (May 16, 2022). "Surack Enterprises Purchases Enstrom". AVweb. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Phelps, Mark (January 31, 2023). "First New-Build Enstrom Flies After May 2022 Ownership Changeover". AVweb. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.