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Bell 47J Ranger Bell 47 in Germany, 2011 The Bell 47 entered US military service in late 1946, and operated in a variety of versions and under different designations for three decades. It was designated H-13 Sioux by the US Army , and during the Korean War , it served a variety of roles, including reconnaissance and scouting, search and rescue ...
The Bell 47J Ranger is an American single-engine single-rotor light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It was an executive variant of the highly successful Bell 47 and was the first helicopter to carry a United States president.
A Bell 47 is displayed at the MoMA Previous Bell logo In 1941, Bell hired Arthur M. Young , a talented inventor, to provide expertise for helicopter research and development. It was the foundation for what Bell hoped would be a broader economic base for his company that was not dependent on government contracts .
Scott's – Bell 47, Inc. is an American company that supports the Bell 47 helicopter. The company was formed in 2009 after acquiring the type certificates from Bell Helicopter . The company supplies original specification parts either new, overhauled or remade as well as new Supplemental type certificate parts including composite rotor blades ...
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer, ... Bell 47: 1945 5,600 Single piston engine helicopter Bell D-35: 1945 0
The Bell 47 was ordered by the British Army as the Sioux to meet specification H.240, with licensed production by Westland Helicopters. In order to comply with the terms of its licence agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft , which prevented it building a U.S. competitor's aircraft, Westland licensed the Model 47 from Agusta , who had purchased a ...
One particular episode of I Love Lucy, Number 140, became pivotal to the Bell 47's public image as the definitive light helicopter of the 1950s. In No. 140, titled "Bon Voyage" and first aired on CBS on January 16, 1956, Lucy Ricardo misses the sailing of her trans-Atlantic ocean liner and commandeers a friendly pilot of a Bell 47G to fly her ...
The Bell 207 Sioux Scout is a modified Bell 47 helicopter, developed by Bell Helicopter under contract from the United States Army, as a proof-of-concept demonstrator for the Bell D-255 helicopter gunship design, featuring a tandem cockpit, stub wings, and a chin-mounted gun turret.