Newby Odell Brantly (April 13, 1905 – July 19, 1993[1]) was an American inventor, engineer and entrepreneur who founded the Brantly Helicopter Corporation.
Born in Newport, Texas, Newby Brantly was the son of William Franklin and Ida Mae Brantly.
After she died in 1968, he married Virginia Beth Hackler in 1969 and they had a daughter, Lynne Susan.
[3] His inventions, amongst others, were a knitting machine for Penn Elastic Company (US-Patent 2067900 of 1935[4]), a pumpjack (US-Patent 4534168 of 1983[4]), a brassiere for female athletes (U.S. Pat.
Brantly died in Frederick, Oklahoma, age 88 years.