Newby O. Brantly

Newby Odell Brantly was an American inventor, engineer and entrepreneur who founded the Brantly Helicopter Corporation.

Life

Born in Newport, Texas, Newby Brantly was the son of William Franklin and Ida Mae Brantly. He married Emma Dean Armstrong in 1932. After she died in 1968, he married Virginia Beth Hackler in 1969 and they had a daughter, Lynne Susan. The National Pilots Association named him 1961 "Pilot of the Year".
His inventions, amongst others, were a knitting machine for Penn Elastic Company, a pumpjack, a brassiere for female athletes and a backhoe loader for tractors.
As an entrepreneur he founded Brantly Helicopter, the Brantly Manufacturing Company and 1968 Frybrant in Frederick, Oklahoma.
Brantly died in Frederick, Oklahoma, age 88 years.