D K Jovanovich and Frank Kozloski founded the Helicopter Engineering Research Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1946, the predecessor of Jovair.

Jovair
IndustryAircraft
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960) in El Segundo, California, United States
FoundersDrago Jovanovich
Frank Kozloski
Defunct1969 (1969)-1970 (1970)
FateTaken over by McCulloch Aircraft Corporation
ProductsHelicopters

In 1949 Jovanovich and Kozloski transferred to the McCulloch Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft division of the McCulloch Motors Corporation, along with its two most promising designs, the J-2 and the JOV-3. In 1960 D K Jovanovich formed Jovair Corporation in El Segundo, California.

References

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  • Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 162.