Height of Bell 206 Jetranger?
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Height of Bell 206 Jetranger?
Can someone with better Google skills than myself, or access to some books tell me the height of a Jetranger on high skid gear?
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J/R in a 40'container
I'm not so sure. 3.38m is over 9 feet high. At AMH we always shipped a J/R on dummy skids and baulks of timber limiting the height so the mast would go in. Or take the mast out, which is easier with the lifting plate on the Xmsn top-case. - VFR
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From the 206BIII Pilot Transition Manual, P1.4, Figure 1.3 Principal Dimensions on low skids the height to the tip of the front main blade raised against the dynamic flap restraint: 11ft 7.5in.
From the Flight Manual Supplement FMS-13 Hi-Skid Landing Gear Tubular Type Page VII, 'General Information',
So it should then be a fwd tip clearance with blades tied down at the tail boom of 12ft 8.5in.
Obviously you can reduce this by tying the blades level, but by how much I don't know. Different skids will vary, Aeronautical Accessory skids may be different to Bell, and so on. But hopefully that gives an idea.
From the Flight Manual Supplement FMS-13 Hi-Skid Landing Gear Tubular Type Page VII, 'General Information',
The Hi-Skid Gear when installed will provide an approximate 13 additional inches of ground clearance etc
Obviously you can reduce this by tying the blades level, but by how much I don't know. Different skids will vary, Aeronautical Accessory skids may be different to Bell, and so on. But hopefully that gives an idea.
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I pulled a brand new 206 out of a container with the mast on and it was on dummy skids that dropped the belly to just off the deck.
If you want to ship it in a container you will either need the dummy skids or to pull the mast and tail fin off.
If you want to ship it in a container you will either need the dummy skids or to pull the mast and tail fin off.
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My 206 is on AA high skids and I have a Paravion heliporter.
I have a barn with 3.44m clear access doors and beams running across at same height. I get the blades completely level before putting the machine away, using a front tie down installed first that is sized so that when you put a little tension on the rear, the blades are level.
It goes in with around 6 inches to spare, with the heliporter at full lift. I wouldn't go much lower on the height of the doors. And if I had a Chopper Spotter or similar, I would be in trouble as the front blade goes higher..
My aircraft came from the USA on dummy skids with mast and tailfin in place, in a standard 40' container.
I have a barn with 3.44m clear access doors and beams running across at same height. I get the blades completely level before putting the machine away, using a front tie down installed first that is sized so that when you put a little tension on the rear, the blades are level.
It goes in with around 6 inches to spare, with the heliporter at full lift. I wouldn't go much lower on the height of the doors. And if I had a Chopper Spotter or similar, I would be in trouble as the front blade goes higher..
My aircraft came from the USA on dummy skids with mast and tailfin in place, in a standard 40' container.
