Kaman Air Vehicles

Kaman Air Vehicles (KAV) designs, manufactures and sustains rotorcraft from its base at 30 Old Windsor Road in Bloomfield, Connecticut. It supports commercial and military operators with aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, rotor blade and transmission work, obsolescence analysis and sustainment for smaller and unique fleets. The company traces its heritage to Kaman Aircraft Company, which Charles H. Kaman founded in 1945 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Aircraft

• K-MAX, a heavy lift helicopter FAA certified in 1994 and described as the first helicopter designed for repetitive heavy lift operations
• SH-2G Super Seasprite, a maritime helicopter that entered U.S. Navy service in 1993

Services

• Aftermarket services and sustainment
• Blade overhaul and repair
• Customer service and training
• FAA Part 141 pilot ground school

Company heritage

The Kaman name is linked to several helicopter firsts listed on the site: the first gas turbine powered helicopter in 1951, the first twin turbine helicopter in 1954, the first remotely piloted helicopter in 1957 and the first all composite rotor blade in the 1960s.

Company facts

• AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified (BSI)
• FAA Part 145 Repair Station
• FAA Part 21 Production Approval for spare parts
• General Manager: Mariann Porubszky

Who it serves

Customers include commercial operators of the K-MAX in logging, firefighting and construction, and military operators that fly the SH-2G. The company also supports smaller and unique fleets that larger service providers may not cover, with obsolescence analysis to keep older aircraft supportable.