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The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger , the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army 's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4.
The fleet comprises a Bell 407 helicopter, Cessna 206, and a Beechcraft B200 King Air. [12] In an state audit of flight logs between June 2022 and December 2023, 57% of the flight hours on the ASP airplane were governor-related whereas 2% of the flight hours on the helicopter were governor-related.
The Bell 407-based MQ-8C has an endurance of 12 hours, a range of 150 nmi (170 mi; 280 km), and a payload capacity of about 318 kg (701 lb); [8] it has twice the endurance and three times the payload as the MQ-8B. [9] In early July 2013, Northrop Grumman delivered the first MQ-8C to the Navy.
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. [3] The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground, air and sea forces.
Bell 427 cockpit. The Bell 427 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D turboshaft engines with FADEC. [2] Like the Bell 407, the 427 uses a four-blade main rotor system with a rigid, composite rotor hub and a two-blade tail rotor. [2] The Bell 427's cabin is 13 in (33 cm) longer than the 407, and consists primarily of composite ...
The helicopter division was renamed Bell Helicopter Company and in a few years, with the success of the UH-1 Huey during the Vietnam War, it had established itself as the largest division of Textron. In January 1976, Textron changed the division's name to Bell Helicopter Textron. [4] Bell Helicopter had a close association with AgustaWestland.
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 412 is a utility helicopter of the Huey family manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a development of the Bell 212 , with the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor. It is a twin-turbine helicopter that has been popular on the civilian and military markets, and major users include Canada, Italy, and Japan.