Bell 206
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The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec, plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, it was not selected by the Army. Bell redesigned the airframe and successfully marketed the aircraft commercially as the five-place Bell 206A JetRanger. The new design was eventually selected by the Army as the OH-58 Kiowa.
Bell 206 JetRanger/LongRanger | |
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An LAPD Bell 206 JetRanger | |
Role | Multipurpose utility helicopter |
National origin | United States/Canada |
Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter |
First flight | December 8, 1962 (206)[1] January 10, 1966 (206A)[2] |
Introduction | 1967 |
Status | In service |
Produced | 1962–2017[3] |
Number built | 7,300[4] |
Developed from | Bell YOH-4 |
Variants | Bell OH-58 Kiowa |
Developed into | Bell 407 |
Bell also developed a seven-place LongRanger, which was later offered with a twin-engined option as the TwinRanger, while Tridair Helicopters offers a similar conversion of the LongRanger called the Gemini ST. The ICAO-assigned model designation "B06" is used on flight plans for the JetRanger and LongRanger, and the designation "B06T" is used for the twin-engined TwinRangers.