Bensen Aircraft


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.

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

Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
Bensen B-51953Rotor kite
Bensen B-61953Rotor kite
Bensen B-71955Rotor kite
Bensen B-81955Autogyro
Bensen B-91958Helicopter
Bensen B-1019581Experimental VTOL aircraft
Bensen B-11Autogyro
Bensen B-1219611Experimental VTOL aircraft
Bensen B-131963
Bensen Mid-Jet19531Experimental helicopter
Bensen X-2519682Experimental autogyro