1989 :
Bell announces development of the Bell 230, a significantly improved version of
the popular Bell 222.
Bell flies its Model 680 all-composite, four bladed bearingless rotor system for the
first time on an AH-1W.
1991 : Bell UAV Eagle Eye
Tiltrotor Unmanned Air Vehicle
1991 :
Bell delivers the 500th helicopter built at the Mirabel Quebec Plant.
August 12, 1991 : Bell 230
1992 :
Canada announces the purchase of 100
Bell 412 for its defense forces nicknamed CH-146
US Army conducts a ceremony at Fort Rucker to honor Bell UH-1H Iroquies serial
62-02109 achieving 20.000 flight hours. The aircraft was built in 1962 and was
flown in Vietnam for five years before it became a training helicopter at the Army
's Aviation School.
1993 : TH-67 Creek
A modified 206B-3, US Army awards Bell an $85 million contract to build
102 new training helicopters to replace the
TH-1 Huey
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1993 : Bell 206LT TwinRanger
Twin engine version of the 206L-4
1994 : Bell 407
The new light four-bladed single engine helicopter.
1994 : Bell 430 .
The new Bell 230 had a four-bladed main rotor
1995 : Bell 427 .
The twin engine version of the Bell 407
1998 :
Bell 209 Cobra Lifter .
A Civilian Crane variant of the Cobra gunship.
1999, Oct 8 :
BA609 Tiltrotor announced
2000, Nov 1st :
World 's First Commercial Tiltrotor Academy
2000, Dec 7 :
Bell 449 "Super Cobra" ( AH-1Z )
2001, Feb 3rd : Agusta / Bell AB139 A medium twin helicopter, completed its first flight at Agusta's flight test facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy.
2001, Dec 21 :
UH-1Y first flight
21st Century :
Bell Quad Tiltrotor
2002 :
Textron has ordered work to stop on the Bell Agusta 609 Tiltrotor
2002, Feb 14 :
3 AB139 flying
2002, March 19 :
First 11 MV-22 into production
2002, Nov 29 : HV-911 Eagle Eye
Bell Helicopter Textron will remodel its Eagle Eye HV-911 unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) production version in preparation for the
US Coast Guard
Integrated Deepwater System Program (ISDP) contract announcement.
In an effort to reduce signature the redesign is said to include the airframe,
and possibly a new engine.
2002, Dec 23 :
BA609 resume development
2004, Mar 14 :
Sells
600th Bell 407 Helicopter
2004, Dec 18 :
Bell 210.
A Bell UH-1H that is rebuilt using all new Bell certified parts.
Receives FAA Certification on July 21, 2005.
2005, July 22 :
The BA609 performed its first conversion to airplane mode in flight being the first civil aircraft
in history to perform this feat.
2005, July 29 : ARH-70 .
Following the cancellation of the RAH-66 Comanche in February 2004,
the US Army issued a request for proposals for an Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) in September 2004.
the ARH was to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and reach operational status in 4 years to
have an operational unit of 30 helicopters and 8 trainers ready by September 2008.
Bell Helicopter Textron proposed an update of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in a militarized version of the Bell 407, utilizing a more powerful Honeywell HTS900 turbine engine and the Bell 427 tail assembly. On July 29, 2005 a contract for 368 helicopters was awarded to Bell
2005 :
Bell 429
order Book Reaches 136 units
2005, Sep 19 :
Bell Boeing Wins JHL Contract - Quad tiltrotor
2005, Nov 21 :
In a
realignment of the Joint Venture
with Agusta (now AgustaWestland)
Bell sold its 25 percent interest in the AB139 now to be known as AW139
2005, Dec 5 : Bell Eagle Eye Unmanned Aircraft System
receives FAA Certificate
2006, Jan 23 :
Bell 412 LUH Global Rescue
2006, Sep 13 :
Wind Tunnel Testing completed on Bell Boeing Quad Tiltrotor
2006, Dec 4 - 2007 May 23 :
Duo made First Helicopter Pole to Pole Around the World Flight
