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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | 206a |  N4795R C-GCKP N4795R | ||
| 2882 | 206b-3 | 1978 | HZ-ZAV N249WW | |
| 2885 | 206b-3 | 1979 | N373SP | |
| 289 | 206a |  EP-HAY | ||
| 2896 | 206b-3 |  TUDB-305 | ||
| 2897 | 206b-3 | 1979 |  C-GBPQ | |
| 2898 | 206b-3 | TUDB-306 | ||
| 29 | 206a | 1967 | ZS-HCD G-BBFE 9J-ADT EC-EFE  PJ-PLD | |
| 290 | 206a | PI-C841 RP-C841 | ||
| 2901 | 206b-3 | 1980 | G-COAL G-OAMG  G-OAMG  SE-JON  D-HMFE | |
| 2903 | 206b-3 |  115 | ||
| 2906 | 206b-3 | 1980 | N206ZT N330B | |
| 291 | 206a | N4735R C-GTQD HP-1351CC | ||
| 2911 | 206b-3 | 125 | ||
| 2912 | 206b-3 | 135 | ||
| 2913 | 206b-3 | N913RL | ||
| 2918 | 206b-3 | N206JH | ||
| 292 | 206a | N4777R CF-XSK C-FXSK | ||
| 2920 | 206b-3 | 1980 | N1078T PT-HSO | |
| 293 | 206a | N997SW N977S YV-307C | ||
| 2934 | 206b-3 | 1980 | N62FM | |
| 294 | 206a | N830JA | ||
| 2943 | 206b-3 | 1979 |  XA-JUS G-BSGW A7-HAP N160RC YV1025 | |
| 295 | 206a | N4786R N22DA | ||
| 2953 | 206b-3 |  PT-HSN | ||
| 2956 | 206b-3 | 1980 | N302MC N302MG | |
| 2958 | 206b-3 | 1980 | N302MH | |
| 296 | 206a | N4778R | ||
| 2966 | 206b-3 | N226EH JA6185 N988MA | ||
| 2967 | 206b-3 | N2JC D-HIEV  OE-XMD D-HMFF |
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