Helicopter Pioneer Charles Kaman Dies At 91
Charles Kaman, who founded Kaman Aircraft Corp. in 1945 and led the company for 55 years, died Jan. 31. He was 91. Born in 1919 in Washington, he began his aviation career in 1940, working with Igor Sikorsky. Kaman began developing his own ideas on ways to make helicopters easier to fly, and in 1945...
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