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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5208 | th-67a | 1995 |  N67804 | |
| 52080 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N57SN N457T N70LP | |
| 52081 | 206l-4 | 1993 | N852RL D-HHFF N9264G N237MH N237MH | |
| 52083 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N2235W N404MP | |
| 52084 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N20TV | |
| 52085 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N405MP N405LP | |
| 52086 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N406MP | |
| 52088 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N54AJ  XC-JCI, N4CQ | |
| 5209 | th-67a | 1995 | N67814 | |
| 52090 | 206l-4 |  JA6144 | ||
| 52092 | 206l-4 | N2468G HK-4015 | ||
| 52095 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N487TJ N75TV | |
| 52096 | 206l-4 | 1994 | 9M-BCA N41062 JA6148 VH-SKU | |
| 52097 | 206l-4 | 1994 | PT-YMP YS-1005P N246BH HB-ZAV | |
| 52098 | 206l-4 | 1994 | XA-SYK N68964  LQ-YSA LV-YSA | |
| 52099 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N2AQ N125NH | |
| 521 | 206a | 1970 | XC-PRO N14619 | |
| 5210 | th-67a | N67817 | ||
| 52100 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N4114D N38VG N42F | |
| 52106 | 206l-4 | VH-RHC P2-HFZ | ||
| 52107 | 206l-4 | 1995 | N3NJ N6NJ | |
| 52112 | 206l-4 | 1994 | N206GH N206GH ZK-HHX N60TL N60TL | |
| 52114 | 206l-4 | 1994 | XC-JCS N429HA N71HM | |
| 52117 | 206l-4 | 1995 | N175AL N178RL | |
| 52120 | 206l-4 | 1995 | LQ-WML LV-WML  PR-HLB | |
| 52121 | 206l-4 | N55EA N206AT PT-YBM N206VV TI-BIQ | ||
| 52123 | 206l-4 | 1995 | N2036F | |
| 52124 | 206l-4 | 1995 | N83U N8159Z 9M-BCM G-ECAW | |
| 52127 | 206l-4 | 1995 | N206DB N917SU | |
| 52128 | 206l-4 | 1995 | PT-YJP N50AJ N64TV N3QN N38BZ |
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