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The Bell 47 is a single-rotor single-engine light
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manufactured by
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. It was based on the third Bell 30 prototype, which was the company's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young. The 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946."Bell Helicopters"
Helicopter History Site.
"Biography of ARTHUR MIDDLETON YOUNG"
The first civilian delivery was made on 31 December 1946 to Helicopter Air Transport. More than 5,600 Bell 47s were produced, including those under
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by
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in Italy,
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in Japan, and
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in the United Kingdom. The Bell 47J Ranger is a modified version with a fully enclosed cabin and tail boom.


Design and development

Early models varied in appearance, with open
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s or
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cabins, fabric covered or open structures, some with four-wheel landing gear. Later model D and Korean War H-13D and E types settled on a more utilitarian style. The most common model, the 47G introduced in 1953, can be recognized by the full "soap bubble" canopy, exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle
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s and skid landing gear. The later three-seat 47H had an enclosed cabin with full cowling and
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tail boom. It was an attempt to market a "luxury" version of the basic 47G. Relatively few were produced.
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s were Franklin or Lycoming vertically mounted
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s of 175 to 305 HP (130 to 227 kW). Seating varied from two (early 47s and the later G-5A) to four (the J and KH-4). In April 2011 there were 1068 registered with the
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in the United States and 15 in the United Kingdom. Bell 47s were produced in Japan by a Bell and Kawasaki venture; this led to the Kawasaki KH-4 variant, a four-seat version of the Model 47 with a cabin similar to the Bell 47J. It differed from the "J" in having a standard uncovered tail boom and fuel tanks like the G series. It was sold throughout Asia, and some were used in Australia. In February 2010, the Bell 47
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s were transferred to ''Scott's Helicopter Services''. The sister company that was formed, Scott's – Bell 47, is in the process of starting production of a
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powered version of the Bell 47, the 47GT-6, using a Rolls-Royce RR300 engine and with composite rotor blades, with deliveries planned from 2016.


Operational history

The Bell 47 entered US military service in late 1946, and operated in a variety of versions and under different designations for three decades. It was designated H-13 Sioux by the
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, and during the
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, it served a variety of roles, including reconnaissance and scouting, search and rescue, and medevac. The "Telecopter" was a Bell 47 rented by
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in
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. It was outfitted with a television camera and it made the worlds first flight by a
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helicopter on July 3, 1958, with its inventor, John D. Silva, aboard. When the television station reported it was receiving no video, Silva exited the helicopters
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to climb onto its landing skid while it hovered at 1,500 feet (457 m) so he could investigate the
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transmitter bolted to its side, where he discovered a
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had failed due to vibration and hot weather. After Silva fixed the problem overnight, the Telecopter made the world's first successful television news flight on July 4, 1958. The
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(NASA) had a number of Bell 47s during the
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, used by astronauts as trainers for the
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commander
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had a nearly disastrous crash into the Indian River in Florida in 1971, before his flight to the Moon. The 47 has also served as the helicopter of choice for basic helicopter flight instruction in many countries.


Records

*13 May 1949, a Bell 47 set an altitude record of .McGowen, p. 56. *21 September 1950, first helicopter to fly over the
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. *17 September 1952, Bell pilot Elton J. Smith set a world distance record for piston helicopters of by flying nonstop from
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. As of 2018, this record still stands.


Variants

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Civilian

;47: Pre-production version, powered by a Franklin piston engine. Ten pre-production examples built, which varied in appearance. ;47A: Improved version of the Bell 47, powered by a Franklin O-335-1 piston engine. ;47B: Equivalent to the military YR-13/HTL-1, powered by the Franklin O-335-1. :;47B-3: Agricultural/utility version with open crew positions. Also, offered in a version to the US Postal Service as the Bell Airmailer. ;47C ;47D: First to appear with a molded "soap bubble" canopy. :;47D-1: Introduced in 1949, it had an open tubework tail boom reminiscent of the Bell Model 30 and three seats. ;47E: Powered by a Franklin 6V4-200-C32 engine. ;47F ;47G: Combines a Franklin engine with the three-seat configuration of the 47D-1 and introduced the twin saddle-bag fuel tank configuration. :;47G-2: Powered by the Lycoming VO-435 engine. Produced under license by
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as the
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for the UK military. :;47G-2A: Powered by a VO-435. :;47G-2A-1: Wider cabin, improved rotor blades and increased fuel capacity. :;47G-3: Powered by a supercharged Franklin 6VS-335-A. :;47G-3B: Powered by a turbocharged Lycoming TVO-435. :;47G-4: Three-seat helicopter powered by an Avco Lycoming VO-540 engine. :;47G-5: A three-seat utility version. A two-seat agricultural version was later known as the Ag-5. The 47G-5 remained in production even after H & J production had ended. ;Bell 47H-1: A three-seat version with an enclosed cabin and fuselage. ; 47J Ranger: A four-seat version powered by a VO-435 engine. ; 47K:Military two-seat training variant of the 47J.


Military

: See H-13 Sioux ;IH-1 :
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designation of the Model 47G. ;IH-1A :Brazilian Navy designation of the Model 47D-1. ;H.PhT.2 :()
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designation for the Kawasaki-built Model 47G-3B-114.


Licensed versions

Agusta A.115 The Agusta A.115 (registration ''I-AGUC'') was a prototype helicopter flown in 1961 in Italy. It was essentially a Bell 47J-3 with an unclad, tubular tail boom, and powered by a Turbomeca Astazou II turboshaft engine. No production ensued. S ...
1971 Italian prototype of a Bell 47J with an unclad, tubular tail boom, and powered by a Turbomeca Astazou II turboshaft engine Meridionali/Agusta EMA 124 Italian prototype with redesigned forward fuselage. Not produced. Kawasaki KH-4 Japanese production version with redesigned, lengthened cabin, and redesigned control system


Conversions

Carson Super C-4 El Tomcat Mk.II Bell 47G-2 modified extensively for agricultural spraying by Continental Copters Inc. First flew in April 1959, followed by further improved versions.


Operators


Military operators

:For all military operators, regardless of the actual model, see '' Bell H-13 Sioux operators''


Government operators

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* Vigili del Fuoco ; *
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Aircraft on display

;Canada * CF-ODM – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the
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in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. * Unknown ID – Bell 47G on static display at the Alberta Aviation Museum in
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, Alberta. It was assembled from parts and represents a Bell 47D. * CF-NHH – Bell 47G on static display at The Hangar Flight Museum in
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. It was built by college students from parts and has never flown. * CF-GWD – Bell 47D-1 on display at the
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, Gatineau, Quebec. * CF-FZX – Bell 47G-4 on display at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. * C-FIVE – Bell 47J-2 on display at the Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, British Columbia. ;Chile * H-03 (Chilean Air Force) – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio in
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. ;France * 710 (French Air Force) – Bell 47G on static display at the Musée de l’air et de l’espace in Le Bourget, Île-de-France. ;Germany * AS+058 (German Army) – Agusta-Bell 47G-2 on static display at the
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in Munich, Bavaria. ;Japan * JA7008 – Kawasaki-Bell 47D-1 (one of first two aircraft of
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) on static display at ANA Safety Education Center, nearby
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. It was once displayed at until its closure in 2006. ;Malta * AS7201 – Bell 47G-2 on static display at the
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and was donated to the museum on 31 May 2008. ;New Zealand * NZ3705 – Bell 47G-3B-1 on static display at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Wigram, Canterbury. ;Norway * LN-ORW – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø, Nordland. ;Spain * HE.7B-31 – AB-47G-3B1 on static display at the Museo Aeronáutico de Málaga in Málaga, Andalusia. ;Sweden * Unknown ID – Bell 47G on static display at the ABBA: The Museum in
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. It had previously been featured on the cover for
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's 1976 album '' Arrival''. ;Switzerland * HB-XAE – Bell 47G-2 on static display at the Swiss Museum of Transport in
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. ;United Kingdom * G-AZYB (painted in former SABENA markings as OO-SHW) – Bell 47H on static display at the Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. It supported a scientific expedition in Antarctica. ;United States * N5H – Bell 47B on static display at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center in
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. * N3H – Bell 47 on static display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum in
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. * N116B – Bell 47B on static display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the
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. * N39KH – Bell 47D on static display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in
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. * LV-AEE – Bell 47B-3 on static display at the Classic Rotors Museum in
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. * LV-AEF – Bell 47B-3 on static display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum in Niagara Falls, New York. * 82 – Bell 47D1 on static display at the Tellus Science Museum in
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. * N996B – Bell 47H-1 on static display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum in Niagara Falls, New York. * N8010E – Bell 47H on static display at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania. * Unknown ID – On static display at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It is a Bell 47D-1 that has converted to an H-13 and painted in "M*A*S*H"configuration. * Unknown ID – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the
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. * Unknown ID – Bell 47 on static display at the Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum in Mentone, Indiana. * Unknown ID – Bell 47 on static, climbable display at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in
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Surviving aircraft

;Austria * OE-XDM – Bell 47 G-3B-1T (a former United States Army TH-13T) airworthy with The Flying Bulls in
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. ;Australia * A1-402 - Bell 47 G former Australian Army 161 Independent Recce Flight on static display at HARS Parkes Aviation Museum ;United States * N2490B – Bell 47G-2 airworthy at the EAA AirVenture Museum in
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. * N7576 – Bell 47G-2A airworthy at the Classic Rotors Museum in
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. * N6356X – Continental Copters Bell 47G airworthy at the Mid America Flight Museum in
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Specifications (Bell 47G-3B)


Notable appearances in media


See also


References


Notes


Bibliography

* * * * * * * Mutza, Wayne. ''H-13 Sioux Mini in Action''. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1995. *McGowen, Stanley S. ''Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact''. Weapons and warfare series. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2005. * * * pp. 21–26. * * *United States, Headquarters Department of the Army, Army Concept Team in Vietnam. ''Final Report of Essential Load of Scout Helicopters''. Saigon, Vietnam: Army Concept Team in Vietnam, 1966.


External links


Model 47G
Museum site
Model 47G specs
from ''The International Directory of Civil Aircraft'' by Gerard Frawley

the current type certificate holder

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