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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52191 | 206l-4 | 1997 | TG-MAG  N178AL  5N-BJR N6QP | |
| 52192 | 206l-4 | 1996 | N192RL | |
| 52193 | 206l-4 | 1997 | N12JW | |
| 52195 | 206l-4 | 1997 | N91LT N95CH | |
| 52197 | 206l-4 |  JA33MP | ||
| 52198 | 206l-4 | 1997 |  PT-YEL | |
| 52199 | 206l-4 | 1997 |  XC-JDI N11TV N7QN | |
| 522 | 206a | XC-FAI | ||
| 52203 | 206l-4 | 1998 | N36R N117HP XC-UJY | |
| 52204 | 206l-4 | 1998 | TG-BER N304CP N304CP HL9307 | |
| 52205 | 206l-4 | 1998 | N94PD N941SH | |
| 52206 | 206l-4 | 1998 | N95PD N95PD | |
| 52209 | 206l-4 | JA31MP VH-HEH  VH-HEH | ||
| 52214 | 206l-4 | N82412 YN-ISA | ||
| 52218 | 206l-4 | 1999 | N396JS N94HP | |
| 52219 | 206l-4 | 2000 | N219L TG-TEY  C-GYLR N43EE | |
| 52222 | 206l-4 | 1999 | N314AE N6386W XC-CUU | |
| 52226 | 206l-4 | 1999 | N21200 XC-LFD C-GSHQ N217MH | |
| 52238 | 206l-4 | 2000 | VH-8BH | |
| 5224 | th-67a | 1995 | N67908 | |
| 52240 | 206l-4 | 2000 | N206SG | |
| 5225 | th-67a | N67915 | ||
| 52251 | 206l-4 | 2000 | N995PM | |
| 52253 | 206l-4 | N9089J  9M-KUL | ||
| 52256 | 206l-4 | 2000 | N90877 N173MS | |
| 52258 | 206l-4 | 2000 | N207AW N207MY | |
| 52259 | 206l-4 | N9128F  TG-HEC | ||
| 5226 | th-67a | N67919 | ||
| 52261 | 206l-4 | C-GLZY N61504 9M-BDM | ||
| 52264 | 206l-4 | 2001 | N1060D C-GSHX |
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