Older 206's
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Older 206's
Does anyone know how many older 206's are still in use?
I own SN #178 and thought it would be neat to get a bunch of 45+ year old's together sometime.
Neil
I own SN #178 and thought it would be neat to get a bunch of 45+ year old's together sometime.
Neil
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nskaye,
Quite a few.
Bell 206: 17 single-digit S/Ns listed as still flying, the earliest being 206A S/N #7 (N1368X), plus 29 more up to S/N #200 and 89 more up to S/N #500 (the last of the aircraft built prior to 1970).
Agusta-Bell 206: 42 aircraft up to S/N 8200 (i.e. pre-1970) still flying, the earliest being AB206B S/N #8006 (EC-FCP).
...plus a shed-load of OH-58s: about 230 pre-1970 aircraft still in civil and military service, the oldest being OH-58C S/N #40002 / 68-16688 (N230FC).
Data c/o Ascend.
I/C
Quite a few.
Bell 206: 17 single-digit S/Ns listed as still flying, the earliest being 206A S/N #7 (N1368X), plus 29 more up to S/N #200 and 89 more up to S/N #500 (the last of the aircraft built prior to 1970).
Agusta-Bell 206: 42 aircraft up to S/N 8200 (i.e. pre-1970) still flying, the earliest being AB206B S/N #8006 (EC-FCP).
...plus a shed-load of OH-58s: about 230 pre-1970 aircraft still in civil and military service, the oldest being OH-58C S/N #40002 / 68-16688 (N230FC).
Data c/o Ascend.
I/C
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Ian,
I do believe that there's many a fine tune played on an old fiddle.
But, even though I am as much of a fan of an old Jetranger as the next man (despite some nervous moments watching the temperature peak during start), I am struggling to understand how there were ever 17 single-digit airframes, unless someone at the factory had a terrific fiddle going of his own...
(I guess you mean double-digit?)...
17 single-digit S/Ns listed as still flying
But, even though I am as much of a fan of an old Jetranger as the next man (despite some nervous moments watching the temperature peak during start), I am struggling to understand how there were ever 17 single-digit airframes, unless someone at the factory had a terrific fiddle going of his own...
(I guess you mean double-digit?)...
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TheiC,
Yes, good catch. I of course meant one single digit followed by another single digit...
I'll leave the number fiddling to the world of exotic car auctions.
I/C
Yes, good catch. I of course meant one single digit followed by another single digit...
I'll leave the number fiddling to the world of exotic car auctions.
I/C
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There used to be a couple of very old 206's flying around NZ. I thought single digit serials, or teenagers maybe... I thought that they were on the tourist run on the West Coast doing Glacier flights, but i could be wrong.
ill try to track down what happened to them.
ill try to track down what happened to them.
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Not sure if you will find this helpful but somebody has compiled a list titled ......
"Officially Destroyed Bell Aircraft per Government Final Report"
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoB.../destroyed.pdf
It includes some 206 A's with these low serial numbers 8 , 18 , 56 , 83 , 86
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Trivia .... C-FJAD , 206-A , Serial number 18 , was owned by Gerry McArthur at Vega Helicopters (St Andrews Manitoba) when I took some 47G2 training there in early 1980's .... I believe it went from there to Great Slave Helicopters , and burned in a ground fire in 2003 (something like that)
I think Great Slave still uses the C-FJAD mark but on a 212 now.
More trivia .... I think serial no. 18 was the first 206A in Canada and flew in the 1960's as traffic patrol for Montreal radio station CJAD
"Officially Destroyed Bell Aircraft per Government Final Report"
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoB.../destroyed.pdf
It includes some 206 A's with these low serial numbers 8 , 18 , 56 , 83 , 86
............................................
Trivia .... C-FJAD , 206-A , Serial number 18 , was owned by Gerry McArthur at Vega Helicopters (St Andrews Manitoba) when I took some 47G2 training there in early 1980's .... I believe it went from there to Great Slave Helicopters , and burned in a ground fire in 2003 (something like that)
I think Great Slave still uses the C-FJAD mark but on a 212 now.
More trivia .... I think serial no. 18 was the first 206A in Canada and flew in the 1960's as traffic patrol for Montreal radio station CJAD
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C-FJAD was still flying traffic in 78 over Montreal, I was flying traffic as well at that time with a B47 beside that 206. I thought the serial# was 16 but my memory might be playing tricks on me.
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In response to reverse flight question, according to wikipedia the bigger tail rotor came out with the B206B-3.
JD
From wiki:
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From wiki:
Bell 206B-2 - Bell 206B models upgraded with Bell 206B-3 improvements.
Bell 206B-3 - Upgraded Allison 250-C20J engine and added 2 inches (51 mm) to tail rotor diameter for yaw control.[
Bell 206B-3 - Upgraded Allison 250-C20J engine and added 2 inches (51 mm) to tail rotor diameter for yaw control.[