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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40390 | oh-58a |  69-16169 | ||
| 40391 | oh-58a | 69-16170 | ||
| 40392 | oh-58a | 69-16171 | ||
| 40393 | oh-58a | 69-16172 | ||
| 40394 | oh-58a | 69-16173 | ||
| 40395 | oh-58a | 69-16174 | ||
| 40396 | oh-58a | 69-16175 | ||
| 40397 | oh-58a | 69-16176 N581JC | ||
| 40398 | oh-58a | 69-16177 | ||
| 40399 | oh-58a | 69-16178 | ||
| 404 | 206a | 1969 | N1479W | |
| 40400 | oh-58a | 69-16179 | ||
| 40401 | oh-58a | 69-16180 | ||
| 40402 | oh-58a | 69-16181 | ||
| 40403 | oh-58a | 69-16182 | ||
| 40404 | oh-58a | 69-16183 | ||
| 40405 | oh-58a | 69-16184 | ||
| 40406 | oh-58a | 69-16185 | ||
| 40407 | oh-58a | 69-16186 | ||
| 40408 | oh-58a | 69-16187 | ||
| 40409 | oh-58a | 69-16188 | ||
| 40410 | oh-58a | 69-16189 | ||
| 40411 | oh-58a | 69-16190 N281MP | ||
| 40412 | oh-58a | 69-16191 | ||
| 40413 | oh-58a | 69-16192 | ||
| 40414 | oh-58a | 69-16193 | ||
| 40415 | oh-58a | 69-16194 | ||
| 40416 | oh-58a | 69-16195 | ||
| 40417 | oh-58a | 69-16196 | ||
| 40418 | oh-58a | 69-16197 |
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