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BELL HELICOPTER Founded 1984, with a production factory at Mirabel completed 1985 as a division of Textron Canada Ltd. Manufacture of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. commercial/civil helicopters moved from U.S.A. to Mirabel 1986, leaving U.S. company free to concentrate on military types. Current production encompasses Model 206B-3 JetRanger III five-seat light helicopter (first flown 1962 in original form and 1977 as JetRanger III) and its TH-67 military trainer variant; seven-seat Model 206L-4 LongRanger IV (first flown 1974 in original form and certificated 1992 as LongRanger IV); Model 206LT TwinRanger as twin-turboshaft variant of LongRanger (certified 1993); 15-seat Model 212, using twinned turboshafts; Model 230 intermediate- twin ten-seat helicopter (first flown August 1991); Model 407 extra-wide variant of LongRanger with a fourblade main rotor (first flown June 1995); Model 412EP 15-seat utility helicopter, also suited to specialized roles such as law enforcement, SAR, and medical (first flown 1979); Model 427 eight-seater (first flown December 1997) as a lengthened version of Model 407; and Model 430 derived from the Model 230 but with more engine power and a four-blade bearingless composite main rotor (first flown October 1995).RON CANADA |
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Founded 1984, with a production factory at Mirabel completed 1985 as a division of Textron Canada Ltd. Manufacture of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. commercial/civil helicopters moved from U.S.A. to Mirabel 1986, leaving U.S. company free to concentrate on military types. Current production encompasses Model 206B-3 JetRanger III five-seat light helicopter (first flown 1962 in original form and 1977 as JetRanger III) and its TH-67 military trainer variant; seven-seat Model 206L-4 LongRanger IV (first flown 1974 in original form and certificated 1992 as LongRanger IV); Model 206LT TwinRanger as twin-turboshaft variant of LongRanger (certified 1993); 15-seat Model 212, using twinned turboshafts; Model 230 intermediate- twin ten-seat helicopter (first flown August 1991); Model 407 extra-wide variant of LongRanger with a fourblade main rotor (first flown June 1995); Model 412EP 15-seat utility helicopter, also suited to specialized roles such as law enforcement, SAR, and medical (first flown 1979); Model 427 eight-seater (first flown December 1997) as a lengthened version of Model 407; and Model 430 derived from the Model 230 but with more engine power and a four-blade bearingless composite main rotor (first flown October 1995).
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