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MESSERSCHMITT BÖLKOW BLOHM

In 1969 MBB (Messerschmitt – Bölkow – Blohm) was created by merging three companies. The group Messerschmitt – Bölkow already created since the year before, and Hamburger Flugzeugbau GmbH, a sister company of Blohm und Voss. In 1980, VFW (see Focke-Achgelis) joined MBB, and in 1989 MBB was integrated into Deutsche Aerospace AG.

BK117

1979: BK117 The year 1985 was an important milestone in the annals
of European helicopters.

Bo108

1985: BO108 Considering the success of the Bo105, MBB worked
from 1985 on the development of its successor.

On the air...

05/14/2013 Eurocopter opens its Systemhaus helicopter development center at the company’s Donauwörth, Germany site

05/06/2013 Eurocopter becomes Turkey’s preferred supplier of air ambulance helicopters with an order for 17 EC135s to be operated by THK Gökçen Aviation

04/26/2013 EADS North America delivers 250th on-time, on-budget UH-72A Lakota helicopter to U.S. Army

04/25/2013 Eurocopter validates its optionally piloted helicopter capabilities with successful unmanned EC145 demonstration flights at Istres, France

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