Helicopter industry mourns loss of pioneer, inventor Charles Kaman
The helicopter world lost an icon when pioneer, inventor and philanthropist Charlie Kaman died January 31 at the age of 91. Charles Huron Kaman earned an

The helicopter world lost an icon when pioneer, inventor and philanthropist Charlie Kaman died January 31 at the age of 91.

Charles Huron Kaman earned an aeronautical engineering degree from Catholic University in 1940 and later was employed at United Aircraft’s Hamilton Standard division, where he worked with Igor Sikorsky. In 1945, at age 26, he founded Kaman Aircraft in his mother’s garage, serving as its CEO until 1999 and chairman until 2001. Today Kaman Aerospace has annual revenues of $1.2 billion.

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