August 13, 2013
HAMPTON — A helicopter parts manufacturer that had operated in Pennsylvania for 50 years is moving to Fort Monroe.
Carson Helicopters rebuilds and updates the Sikorsky S61 transport helicopter and other aircraft while also researching, designing and developing aircraft parts.
The Carson Composite Main Rotor Blade is used on Marine One, the helicopter that carries the president, according to a news release from the Fort Monroe Authority and city of Hampton.
The company will occupy an existing building along Fenwick Road in Fort Monroe's Wherry Quarter. No aircraft will land or take off from the property.