Bensen Aircraft

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Bensen Aircraft
Company type Private company
Industry Aerospace
Founded1952 (1952)
Founder Igor Bensen
Defunct1987 (1987)
FateClosed
Headquarters
Raleigh, North Carolina
,
United States

The Bensen Aircraft Corporation was established by Dr. Igor Bensen at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina in 1952 to develop and market a variety of helicopters and autogyros of Bensen's own design.

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History

Their most successful product was the Bensen B-8, which first flew in 1955 and remained in production until the company closed down in 1987.

Aircraft

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Bensen B-8M
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Bensen B-5 1953Rotor kite
Bensen B-6 1953Rotor kite
Bensen B-7 1955Rotor kite
Bensen B-8 1955Autogyro
Bensen B-9 1958Helicopter
Bensen B-10 19581Experimental VTOL aircraft
Bensen B-11 Autogyro [1]
Bensen B-12 19611Experimental VTOL aircraft
Bensen B-13 1963 [1]
Bensen Mid-Jet 19531Experimental helicopter
Bensen X-25 19682Experimental autogyro

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Eckland, K. O. (11 March 2009). "American airplanes: Ba - Bl". Aerofiles. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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