Aerospace components manufacturer Kaman Corp. has received a five-year contract with a potential value of $53 million to build composite helicopter blade skins and assemblies for Bell Helicopter. Kaman will provide 18 assemblies for H1, 406, 407, 412, 427, 429, 430 and BA609 aircraft. Initial deliveries to the Hurst, TX, facility of Bell, a Textron Inc. subsidiary, will begin in late 2009.
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