Safari Helicopter is an American

kit aircraft Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...

manufacturer located in

Hendersonville, Tennessee Hendersonville is the most populous city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 61,753. Hendersonville is the fourth-most populous city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nas ...

. The company was originally known as ''Canadian Home Rotors'' and then ''Safari Helicopter'' and was founded in

Ear Falls, Ontario Ear Falls is a township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the banks of the English River, Lac Seul, Pakwash Lake and Wenesaga Lake. It is located along Highway 105, north of Highway 17 and Vermilion Bay, about halfway between Hi ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

. It was purchased by the Marianna, Florida-based company ''CHR International'' in August 2009.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 321. BAI Communications. Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 80. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012Downey, Julia: ''Trikes, 'Chutes & Rotorcraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 22, Number 2, February 2005, page 55. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 Safari Helicopters moved their headquarters from

Marianna, Florida Marianna is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States, and it is home to Chipola College, part of the state's public system. The official nickname of Marianna is "The City of Southern Charm". The population was 6,24 ...

in 2021.

Aircraft

Canadian Home Rotors Safari The Canadian Home Rotors Safari is a Homebuilt aircraft, kit helicopter, produced by CHR International of Marianna, Florida, and formerly produced by Safari Helicopter (formerly known as Canadian Home Rotors) of Ear Falls, Ontario.Downey, Julia: ...

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* Helicopter manufacturers of Canada {{aero-company-stub