US Helicopter Registry

BrantlyB-2

52 Brantly B-2 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 36 type by count. It is a piston single helicopter, built by Brantly.

52
Registered in the US
0
On a Part 135 certificate
1964
Median year built
2
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 3 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
B-2B33
B-217
B-2A2

Where the Brantly B-2 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1950s 12%
  • 1960s 2854%
  • 1990s 24%

The register runs from 1959 to 1997, with 1964 the busiest year at 6 airframes. 21 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Individual 3567%
  • LLC 917%
  • Corporation 612%
  • Co-owned 24%

The organisations with the most Brantly B-2 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
EASTERN STEARMAN INC TRUSTEE2
SURPLUS INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS LLC2
ATTITUDE TOYS LLC1
BRANTLY FLYERS LLC1
DRAKE AIR LLC1
FIFTY UNIFORM LLC1
INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE1
JPH AVIATION LLC1

Engine and certification

0 are recorded as turbine powered and 52 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (39), LYCOMING IVO-360-A1A (2), LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (1), LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D (1), LYCOMING O-360-A1A (1).

  • Standard 4077%
  • Multiple 48%
  • Restricted 12%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Brantly B-2 helicopters are there in the United States?

52 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Brantly B-2 number 36 among model families. The FAA lists it under 3 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Brantly B-2 helicopters registered?

Indiana leads with 5, then Texas with 5. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Brantly B-2 used for charter?

None of the 52 registered appear on a Part 135 certificate in the FAA workbook, so the type is not flying for hire in the United States at present.

How old are the Brantly B-2 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 1964; the register runs from 1959 to 1997, with 1964 the busiest year at 6. 21 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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