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Franklin Davis Robinson (January 14, 1930 – November 12, 2022) was an American aeronautical engineer and the founder of Robinson Helicopter Company in Torrance, California. He served as president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the company for many years. In the early 1970s, Robinson designed the Robinson R22 helicopter, a popular ...
Nov 14, 2022 · Frank Robinson, the legendary designer and leader of Robinson Helicopter for nearly 40 years, died November 12 at his California home. He was 92. Photo courtesy of Robinson Helicopter. Robinson grew up in Washington state during the Depression, and the pragmatism with which he approached aviation was shaped early on.
Robinson Helicopter. In 1973, Frank Robinson was a single father raising three children when he quit his job to pursue the dream of designing and manufacturing an affordable personal helicopter ...
Nov 21, 2022 · Pioneering helicopter engineer Frank Robinson - who greatly expanded access to rotorcraft by designing a series of light helicopters starting with the two-seat Robinson R22 - recently died in his ...
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Frank Robinson, Founder of Robinson Helicopter. Robinson was born in Carbonado, Washington, on Jan. 14, 1930. The youngest of four children, he grew up during the Great Depression on Whidbey Island. At the age of nine, he saw a photograph in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of Igor Sikorsky hovering his VS-300 prototype helicopter.
Nov 14, 2022 · Robinson Helicopter Founder Frank Robinson (right) passed away on November 12 at his home in Rolling Hills, California. His son Kurt (left) runs the family-owned business as CEO.
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Nov 14, 2022 · Nov. 13—TORRANCE — Aviation visionary and South Bay legend Frank Robinson has died at 92. leaving behind six children, a company of over 1,000 employees and a forever changed helicopter industry.
