The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956 to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper

Bell Aircraft Corporation est un constructeur aéronautique américain fondé le 10 juillet 1935.Après avoir construit des avions de combat durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, mais aussi le premier avion à avoir franchi le mur du son, l'entreprise s'est spécialisée dans la construction d'hélicoptères.En janvier 1976, Bell Helicopter Corporation est devenu Bell Helicopter Textron.

The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engined attack helicopter that was developed on behalf of, and primarily operated by, the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The twin Cobra family, itself part of the larger Huey family, includes the AH-1J SeaCobra, the AH-1T Improved SeaCobra, and the AH-1W SuperCobra.. The Super Cobra was derived from the single-engined AH-1 Cobra, …

On April 22, 1994, a Bell 412 medical Helicopter AirCare from North Carolina Baptist Hospital crashed into mountainous terrain near Bluefield, West Virginia, killing all four crew members on board. On 9 July 2002, a Bell 412 from the El Salvador Air Force crashed after a lightning strike, killing all four crew members and three passengers on board.

Development. On 5 June 2013, Bell Helicopter announced that the V-280 Valor design had been selected by the US Army for the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) phase. The JMR-TD phase is the technology demonstration precursor to Future Vertical Lift (FVL). The Army classified the offering as a Category I proposal, meaning it is a well-conceived, …

The first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine was a modified Model 47 (designated XH-13F), which had its initial flight in October 1954.The U.S. Army began a competition for a new helicopter for general utility and medical/casualty evacuation in 1955. In June 1955, Bell Helicopter was awarded a contract to develop the next generation turbine-powered utility …

An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, ... On 13 April 1966, the U.S. Army awarded Bell Helicopter Company a production contract for 110 AH-1G Cobras. The Cobra had a tandem cockpit seating arrangement (vs UH-1 side-by-side) to make the aircraft a smaller frontal target, increased armor ...

Design and development. The Bell 214ST was originally developed as a military project from the Bell 214B BigLifter, specifically for production in Iran and the development by Bell was funded by the Iranian government. The fundamental difference was the replacement of the Model 214's single Lycoming LTC-4 turboshaft engine with two 1,625 shp (1,212 kW) General Electric T700 …

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Bell Helicopter – jeden z czołowych producentów komercyjnych i militarnych śmigłowców, a zarazem filia firmy Textron, Inc., to pionier w branży śmigłowców (powstał 10 czerwca 1935 r.) – znany przede wszystkim ze swojej nowatorskiej konstrukcji "tiltrotor" (wraz z Boeingiem stworzyli V-22 Osprey).Jeden z konkurentów firmy Sikorsky na światowym rynku producentów …