Safari Helicopter

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Safari Helicopter
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters,
Products Kit aircraft
Parent CHR International
Website www.safarihelicopter.com
Safari Kit Helicopter at Sun-N-Fun 2013 Safari kit helicopter.jpg
Safari Kit Helicopter at Sun-N-Fun 2013
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Safari 500

Safari Helicopter is an American kit aircraft manufacturer located in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

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The company was originally known as Canadian Home Rotors and then Safari Helicopter and was founded in Ear Falls, Ontario, Canada. It was purchased by the Marianna, Florida-based company CHR International in August 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Safari Helicopters moved their headquarters from Marianna, Florida to Hendersonville, Tennessee in 2021. [6]

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References

  1. Safari Helicopter (2008). "CHR International Inc. Acquires Safari Helicopter" . Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  2. Safari Helicopter (August 2009). "SAFARI Helicopter Acquired by CHR International Inc" . Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  3. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 321. BAI Communications. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  4. Kitplanes Staff: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 80. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
  5. Downey, Julia: Trikes, 'Chutes & Rotorcraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 55. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  6. "Contact us and learn more about our new and used small helicopters for sale".