Bell 201

The Bell 201 (military designation XH-13F) was a modified Model 47G, the first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine.[1][2] The Bell 201 was built to test components for the new XH-40, Bell Helicopter's prototype for its UH-1 Iroquois.[3]

Bell 201/XH-13F
Bell 201/XH-13F in a hover
Role Experimental helicopter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bell Aircraft
First flight 20 October 1954
Primary users United States Army
United States Air Force
Number built 1
Developed from Bell 47

The Bell 201 was powered by one Continental CAE XT51-T-3 turboshaft engine producing 425 shp (317 kW), a license-built development of the Turbomeca Artouste.[1] The 201 first flew on 20 October 1954, finished initial flight testing and was handed over to the US Army in April 1955 for further testing.[4]

Specifications

Data from International Directory of Civil Aircraft[5]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 or 2
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m)
  • Wingspan: 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental XT51-T-3 turboshaft, 425 hp (317 kW)
  • Main rotor diameter: 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
  • Main rotor area: 1,085 sq ft (100.8 m2)

Performance

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Related lists

References
  1. Donald, David, ed. "Bell 47". The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Barnes & Nobel Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
  2. Day, Dwayne A. "Bell UH-1 'Huey'" Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. US Centennial of Flight.
  3. Apostolo, Giorgio. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters, pp. 46-47. New York: Bonanza Books. 1984. ISBN 978-0-517-43935-7.
  4. Spenser, Jay P. "Bell Helicopter". Whirlybirds, A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers. University of Washington Press, 1998. ISBN 0-295-98058-3.
  5. Frawley, page 42
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