On 31 March 1960 Vertol became a Division of The
Boeing Company with the title Boeing Vertol Company.
Continued production of the Vertol-designed Model 107
23/25-seat twin-rotor transport aircraft, built subsequently
in civil and military versions. A development of the Model
107, designated KV-107, was built under license by
Kawasaki in Japan.
Developed larger transport helicopter as the H-47 Chinook
(first flown September 1961) .which, in addition to
supply to the U.S. Army, serves with many other forces
worldwide and continues in production; also built byAgusta
in Italy and Kawasaki in Japan. Company later absorbed
fully into The Boeing Company, initially as the helicopter
division of Boeing Defense and Space Group and
currently as part of Aircraft and Missile Systems business
unit of ISDS.
