Bell 206
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The Bell 206 is a light helicopter. It was designed and built in the United States by Bell Helicopters.[1] It was originally designed for civilian purposes. It was changed to be used by the military,[2] including the US Army.[3] It first flew in December 1962. Its manufacturing stopped in 2010. Licence-built were occurred to Italian company Agusta.[4]
Specifications
Bell 206 is 39.8½ feet (12.11 meters) long, 33.4 feet (10.16 meters) diameter, and 9.4½ feet (2.88 meters) tall. A minimum mass that weighs 1,713 pounds (777 kg) and at the maximum mass that weighs 3,200 pounds (1 451 kg). It's powered by an Allison 250 engine driving a helicopter rotor with two blades.
Variants
Civil variants
- Bell 206.
- Bell 206A.
- Agusta-Bell 206A, license-built in Italy.
- Bell 206A-1.
- Agusta-Bell 206A-1, license-built in Italy.
- Bell 206B.
- Agusta-Bell 206B, license-built in Italy.
- Bell 206B-2.
- Bell 206B-3.
- Bell 206L LongRanger.[5]
- Agusta-Bell 206L, license-built in Italy.
- Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II.
- Agusta-Bell 206L-1, license-built in Italy.
- Bell 206L-1+ LongRanger.
- Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III.
- Agusta-Bell 206L-3, license-built in Italy.
- Bell 206L-3+ LongRanger.
- Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV.
- Bell 206LT TwinRanger.
Military variants
- Bell TH-57A, B, C, D Sea Ranger : Training military variant built for US Navy and US Marines Corps.
- Bell OH-58A, B, C Kiowa : Observation and militaries light liaisons variant built for US Army.
- Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior : Observation and light attack[6] variant built for US Army.
- Bell TH-67A : Training military variant built for US Army.
- Bell CH-139 : Mulit-purpose military variant of Bell 206B-3 built for Canada.
Users
Civil users
The Bell 206 is a very popular helicopter and was sold in many countries in the world, particularly in USA, Canada, and in Europe.
Military users
In 2013, current and former users of Bell 206 included:
Similar aircraft
Bell 206 Media
A YOH-4A LOH in flight
A Bell 206-L4 of the Bangladesh Army
A Bell 206L-4 Long Ranger IV (operated by CTV British Columbia), departing Vancouver Harbour helipad
Bell 206B Jet Ranger III at Filton Airfield, Bristol, England. Used for electricity pylon patrols.
Bell 206B JetRanger tail end
Bell Helicopters - Bell 206 L3 (D-HASA) auf der Flugzeugshow am Airport Niederrhein während der Geburtstagsfeier zum einjährigen Bestehens des Flughafens.
List of military operators of the Bell 206. Current users in blue and former users in red.
An Albanian Air Force AB206 at Farke airbase
Bulgarian Air Force Bell 206
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References
- ↑ "Bell Helicopter Bell 206 JetRanger - Specifications - Technical Data / Description". www.flugzeuginfo.net.
- ↑ "Bell 206A "Jet Ranger" / OH-58 "Kiowa" helicopter - development history, photos, technical data". www.aviastar.org.
- ↑ "Bell 206 / YOH-4A helicopter - development history, photos, technical data". www.aviastar.org.
- ↑ "Bell 206 407 427 429". Helis.com.
- ↑ "Bell 206L "Long Ranger" helicopter - development history, photos, technical data". www.aviastar.org.
- ↑ (in French)http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/bell-oh-58-kiowa/
Other websites
- Official website of Bell 206L-4 Archived 2013-04-24 at the Wayback Machine