Bell Textron
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Bell Helicopter Textron (or Bell for short) is an American helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Bell manufactures military helicopter and tiltrotor products in the United States (primarily in and around Fort Worth as well as in Amarillo, Texas) and commercial rotorcraft products in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.
Bell formerly produced airplanes as Bell Aircraft Corporation, including the famous Bell X-1, which, piloted by Chuck Yeager, was the first aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight. It is a unit of the conglomerate Textron, which purchased Bell Aerospace in 1960.
Bell Helicopter has a close association with AgustaWestland. The partnership dates back to separate manufacturing and technology agreements with Agusta and Westland. When the two European firms merged, the partnerships were retained, with the exception of the AB139, which is now known as the A139.
Product list
Helicopters
Commercial
Military
- UH-1 Iroquois (or Huey)
- UH-1F, Air Force variant of UH-1
- AH-1 Cobra (or HueyCobra)
- AgustaWestland A139 (formerly 50/50 as the Bell/Agusta AB139, now 100% AgustaWestland)
- ARH
- OH-58 Kiowa
Tiltrotors
- V-22 Osprey (with Boeing IDS)
- Bell/Agusta BA609 (with AgustaWestland)
- Eagle Eye
External links
- Official site.
- Bell Timeline at the Helicopter History Site
- Photos and videos of Bell helicopters
- "Patents owned by Bell Helicopter Textron". US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved December 5.
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