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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46614 | 206l |  GN-7842 | ||
| 4662 | 206b-3 | 2008 |  C-FVWG LV-CAG  N337EA  AE-366 | |
| 4664 | 206b-3 | 2008 | LQ-BZF LV-BZF | |
| 467 | 206a | N2267W YV-C-GAH YV-104C | ||
| 4670 | 206b-3 | 2009 | C-FXOI N374CZ  JDF H-35 | |
| 4674 | 206b-3 | 2009 | C-FYVB ZS-RXB | |
| 4678 | 206b-3 | 2009 | N371UF ZS-HSS | |
| 4679 | 206b-3 |  FAC4482 | ||
| 468 | 206a | N2268W C-GAHC | ||
| 4680 | 206b-3 | 2009 | C-GBQP OO-GEA | |
| 4686 | 206b-3 | 2010 |  PR-HPB | |
| 4688 | 206b-3 | 2010 | C-GEAV N409GP PR-HBB PR-HBB | |
| 469 | 206a | 1969 | JA9037 N206E N206E  TG-HSM | |
| 47 | 206a | 1967 | N7847S N7847S | |
| 470 | 206a | N2262W N22JC C-GBSH N43917 ? | ||
| 471 | 206a |  0471 HS-TBA 9V-BFJ 9N-ABF 9M-AVX | ||
| 472 | 206a | 1969 | N2246W | |
| 473 | 206a | 1969 | N43RC N3500M | |
| 474 | 206a | 1969 |  VH-AND N2230W VH-FVT VH-ABD VH-AND N195SJ | |
| 475 | 206a | 1969 | N2273W N333JR ZK-HVK VH-UOD VH-UOB | |
| 476 | 206a | 1969 | N71HP N71HB C-GXBX | |
| 477 | 206a | 1969 | N72HP N72HR C-GXBY C-GXBY | |
| 478 | 206a | 1969 | N2281W C-GVQK | |
| 479 | 206a | 1969 | N2274W | |
| 48 | 206a | 1967 | PI-C1890 PI-C842 RP-C842 VH-AJJ P2-AJJ PK-OBI VH-BRQ VH-AAJ | |
| 480 | 206a | 1969 | N2502M C-GRGP N203WB HB-ZBX G-CBYX  G-SUER | |
| 481 | 206a | 1969 | N2254W C-GKGA | |
| 482 | 206a | 1969 | N2275W | |
| 483 | 206a | 1969 | N2289W C-GPFR C-GPFR N483SJ | |
| 484 | 206a | 1969 | N112FL C-GFAJ  HB-XXH I-ETBR |
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