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bell 214


Derived from 205

1970        


Model History:

The 214A/C Huey Plus was a development of the Bell 205 originally designed for Iran which received more than 300 aircraft of this type. Main feature was a single and more powerful Lycoming LTC4B-8 engine (2.930 shp) and upgraded rotor system.

The 214B BigLifter was the civilian variant, powered by a roughly similar T5508D engine, and was produced until 1981.

The 214ST, produced between 1979 and 1991, shares the same model number, but is a larger, much-modified twin-engine derivative.



Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    214B     1974
    214B-1     1976
    214ST     1977 The Bell 214 ST ( Stretched Twin, then Super Transporter ) is a major redesign of the original Bell 214 B with a larger, stretched fuselage ...


Organisations / Units with this Model:

From Del'd Rotary wing aircraft units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1982/05 3 fuerza aerea de venezuela     214ST
1983/now 6 Fuerza Aerea del Peru     214ST
1983/now     Escuadron Aereo de Helicopteros 332Jorge Chavez International Airport
1983/?? 6 Royal Oman Police     214ST
2001/now 2 helitrans as     214B
?
Royal Thai Navy     214ST




Construction Numbers on database of 214 or its versions
5214B
2214B-1
24214ST

5private owner/unknown
2united arab emirates air force
1heliswiss         - schweizerische helikopter ag
1Rotorflug GmbH         - rotorflug ltd
1CHC Helikopter Service
2helitrans as
1Lufttransport AS
6Royal Oman Police
6Fuerza Aerea del Peru         - Peruvian Air Force
6Royal Thai Navy
1Bristow
1EP Aviation Llc.
1Evergreen Helicopters Inc
1Ventura County Sheriff Department
3fuerza aerea de venezuela         - venezuelan air force


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NBuilt asYearHistory
    28010     214B-1 1976 5N-AVW : from 1976 to 1977 toward D-HOOK
Rotorflug GmbH D-HOOK : Rotorflug from 1977 to 1979 ex 5N-AVW toward HB-XKH
heliswiss HB-XKH : Heliswiss from 1979 to 1996 ex D-HOOK toward N75JK
N75JK owner ? : from 1996 to 1996 ex HB-XKH toward HL9131
HL9131 owner ? : from 1996
    28016     214B-1 Lufttransport AS LN-OSG : 1994 Lufttransport
    28024     214B C-FVJE Black Tusk Helicopter : in 1995
Ventura County Sheriff Department N214VC : Ventura County Sheriff cnvt. to type:214B-1 from 2002 to feb2006
    28053     214B helitrans as LN-OPO : ex JA9268 Nakanihon Air Service
    28054     214B helitrans as LN-ORM : ex SE-HLE Helifly AB, ex LN-ORM Lufttransport AS
    28062     214B united arab emirates air force 121 : UAEAF
    28063     214B united arab emirates air force 122 : UAEAF; to civ N214BH
    28104     214ST fuerza aerea de venezuela 2114 : FAV d/d 1982; ex N3912U; to civ
    28105     214ST 1982 HZ-RH1 : 1997 HZ-RH1
    28107     214ST fuerza aerea de venezuela 4112 : FAV d/d 1982; ex N3812U; to civ
    28109     214ST 1982 Bristow G-BKFN : 2007 BRISTOW
    28118     214ST Royal Oman Police A4O-CJ : ROP
EP Aviation Llc. N28014 : EP Aviation 2010
    28119     214ST 1983 Royal Oman Police A4O-CK : ROP
N824H Aramco : Aramco Texas 1998-2004
    28120     214ST Royal Oman Police A4O-CL : ROP; wfu; 2011 hull open storage next to the Flights hangar
    28122     214ST Royal Oman Police A4O-CM : ROP; preserved outside the ROP HQ adjacent to Muscat International airport
    28123     214ST 1983 Fuerza Aerea del Peru FAP-634 : FAP d/d 1983; Esc 332; sold 2003?
N724HT : Leaseco Inc; 01oct07 pictured at Carp Airport, Ottawa Canada with Helicopter Transport Services
    28124     214ST Fuerza Aerea del Peru FAP-637 : FAP d/d 1983
    28125     214ST Fuerza Aerea del Peru FAP-639 : FAP OB-1580 d/d 1983
    28126     214ST Fuerza Aerea del Peru FAP-641 : FAP d/d 1983; w/o 09dec84
    28127     214ST Fuerza Aerea del Peru FAP-642 : FAP OB-1519 d/d 1983
    28128     214ST Fuerza Aerea del Peru FAP-643 : FAP OB-1520 d/d 1983
    28137     214ST 1984 Royal Oman Police A4O-CN : ROP
Evergreen Helicopters Inc N825H : Evergreen 2009
    28138     214ST Royal Oman Police A4O-CO : ROP; wfu; 2011 hull open storage next to the Flights hangar
    28156     214ST Royal Thai Navy 2307 : Royal Thai Navy
    28170     214ST Royal Thai Navy 2302 : Royal Thai Navy
    28172     214ST Royal Thai Navy 2304 : Royal Thai Navy
    28196     214ST fuerza aerea de venezuela 2611 : FAV d/d 1988; 2005 to civ N5064W
    28199     214ST 1990 CHC Helikopter Service LN-OMM : Now owned by Bell Helicopter in Arlington, Texas
        214ST Royal Thai Navy 2309 : Royal Thai Navy
        214ST Royal Thai Navy 2310 : Royal Thai Navy
        214ST Royal Thai Navy 2311 : Royal Thai Navy
    31 C/N found.




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