Bell 206
1962 · Single-engine turbine helicopter
Developed for the 1960s U.S. Army Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program as the YOH-4, the Bell 206 failed to win the contract. Bell redesigned the airframe and successfully marketed the aircraft commercially. The new design was eventually selected by the military as the OH-57/OH-58 Kiowa series. As of 2012, more than 6,300 Bell 206s, including all variants, had been delivered since production began in 1967.
Bell 206A : Intial production variant powered by Allison 250-C18
Bell 206B : Allison 250-C20
Bell 206B-3 : Allison 250-C20J
Bell 206L : Stretched, 7-seat, Allison 250-C20B
Bell 206L-1 : Allison 250-C28
Bell 206L-3 : Allison 250-C30P
Bell 206L-4 : transmission upgrade
Bell 206LT : twin engine conversions
Bell 206A : Intial production variant powered by Allison 250-C18
Bell 206B : Allison 250-C20
Bell 206B-3 : Allison 250-C20J
Bell 206L : Stretched, 7-seat, Allison 250-C20B
Bell 206L-1 : Allison 250-C28
Bell 206L-3 : Allison 250-C30P
Bell 206L-4 : transmission upgrade
Bell 206LT : twin engine conversions
Derivatives & Versions
| 206 Prototype / YOH-4 | 1962 | The Bell 206 prototype originated as the Model D-250 / YOH-4, developed in the early 1960s for the U. |
| D-250 / YHO-4 | 1962 | Prototype Light Observation Helicopter for US Army competition. |
| 206A | 1966 | First production model of Bell 206 helicopter. |
| 206B Jet Ranger | 1967 | |
| → AB206 | 1967 | Production at 31 December 1997 totalled 910 ( 556 JetRanger IIs, 184 JetRanger IIIs and 170 AB 206A-1 military derivatives ) |
| OH-58A Kiowa | 1968 | |
| TH-57A Sea Ranger | 1968 | |
| 206B-2 Jet Ranger | 1970 | |
| CH-136 Kiowa | 1971 | OH-58A Kiowa in canadian service |
| OH-58B Kiowa | 1972 | |
| → ca-32 kiowa | 1973 | This was a licence-built Bell 206 Kiowa, with the first wholly Australian built airframe rolled out in Mar 1973. |
| 206L Long Ranger | 1974 | |
| OH-58C Kiowa | 1976 | The OH-58C is an upgrade of the OH-58A. |
| 206B-3 Jet Ranger | 1977 | |
| 206L-1 Long Ranger | 1977 | |
| CH-139 Jet Ranger | 1981 | TH-57 trainer in canadian service |
| 206L-3 Long Ranger | 1982 | |
| TH-57C Sea Ranger | 1982 | |
| OH-58D Kiowa Warrior | 1983 | The Bell 406 resulted from the US Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP). |
| TH-57B Sea Ranger | 1986 | |
| 206L-4 Long Ranger | 1992 | Introduced in 1992, the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV was the final and most advanced production variant of the LongRanger family. |
| TH-67A Creek | 1992 | The Bell 206B-3 was the winner of the 1993 US Army's New Training Helicopter ( NTH ) competition. |
| 206LT Twin Ranger | 1993 | |
| → 407 | 1995 | The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civilian utility helicopter. |
| → OH-58A | 2006 | |
| OH-58F Kiowa Warrior | 2012 | The US Army launched the Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program (CASUP) to replace the OH-58D. |
Airframes (5183)
| C/N | Model | Built | Reg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4614 | 206b-3 | 2006 |  N911UU | |
| 4615 | 206b-3 |  FAC4479 | ||
| 4616 | 206b-3 | FAC4480 | ||
| 4617 | 206b-3 | FAC4481 | ||
| 4618 | 206b-3 | 2006 | N1511L  C-FOEP N3284V | |
| 462 | 206a | N2263W C-GXCX C-GXWR | ||
| 4624 | 206b-3 | 2007 | N770HP | |
| 4629 | 206b-3 |  H1-21 | ||
| 463 | 206a | 1973 | CF-TPP C-FTPP N2671Q I-FREA | |
| 4631 | 206b-3 | 2007 | N2052G XA-PRH N447TB  AE-364 | |
| 4632 | 206b-3 | 2007 | N365J | |
| 4636 | 206b-3 | C-FOOY B-31169 ZK-IBU | ||
| 4637 | 206b-3 | 2007 | C-FOQD N9281N  RP-C7180 | |
| 464 | 206a | 1969 | N2261W  G-BAUN VR-BIA  5N-AOU 5N-BAY G-OAMI | |
| 4643 | 206b-3 | 2007 | C-FRAR N664PD VH-A23 | |
| 4645 | 206b-3 | 2007 | N410BH RP-C8900  XC-MTT | |
| 4646 | 206b-3 | C-FROP N305FD N306FD | ||
| 4649 | 206b-3 | 2008 | N106PD C-FSWB | |
| 465 | 206a | 1969 | N2265W | |
| 4650 | 206b-3 | 2008 | N408BH  JDF H-34 | |
| 4652 | 206b-3 | 2008 | PR-RPS N5625A N699BH N490WM | |
| 4655 | 206b-3 | 2008 | N9558M N333EA AE-367 | |
| 4658 | 206b-3 | 2008 | C-FUQN N176PD | |
| 466 | 206a |  5X-UVV | ||
| 46601 | 206l | C-GNLK | ||
| 46606 | 206l | 1978 | C-GCHO | |
| 46607 | 206l | 1978 | C-GCHP | |
| 46609 | 206l | 1977 | C-GVYO C-GVYO | |
| 4661 | 206b-3 | 2008 | N106LL PR-JBN | |
| 46611 | 206l | 1978 | C-GCHQ |
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