Piasecki Helicopter
The Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of helicopters in Philadelphia and nearby Morton, Pennsylvania, in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Its founder, Frank Piasecki, was ousted in 1956 and started a new company, Piasecki Aircraft. Piasecki Helicopter was renamed Vertol Corporation in early 1956. Vertol was acquired by Boeing in 1960 and renamed Boeing Vertol.
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| Successor | Boeing Helicopters
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| Founded | 1940
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| Defunct | 1960
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| Key people | Frank Piasecki, Don R. Berlin
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| Products | Helicopters
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