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==Product list== Established in 1986, its [[Mirabel, Quebec]] facility assembles and delivers most of Bell's commercial helicopters and delivered its 5,000th helicopter on December 12, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-12-13/bell-canada-delivers-5000th-civil-helicopter |title= Bell Canada Delivers 5,000th Civil Helicopter |author= Mark Huber |date= December 13, 2017 |work= AIN |access-date= December 14, 2017 |archive-date= December 14, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182713/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-12-13/bell-canada-delivers-5000th-civil-helicopter |url-status= live }}</ref> ===Commercial helicopters=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Model !! Intro. !! Until !! colspan= 2 data-sort-type="number"| MTOW (lb/t) !! Notes |- | [[Bell 47]] || 1946 || 1974 || 2,950 || 1.34 | based on the [[Bell 30]] prototype, piston engine |- | [[Bell 47J Ranger]] || 1956 || 1967 ||2,950 || 1.34 | Bell 47 executive variant |- | [[Bell 204/205]] || 1959 || 1980s || 9,500 || 4.31 | [[Huey family]] civil variant, single turboshaft |- | [[Bell 206]] || 1967 || 2017 || 3,200 || 1.45 | light single or twin turboshaft |- | [[Bell 204/205|Bell 210]] || {{dunno}} || {{dunno}} || 11,200 || 5.08 | 205B |- | [[Bell 212]] || 1968 || 1998 || 11,200 || 5.08 | Civilian [[UH-1N Twin Huey]] |- | [[Bell 214]] || 1972 || 1981 || 15,000 || 6.8 | larger Huey |- | [[Bell 214ST]] || 1982 || 1993 || 17,500 || 7.94 | medium twin derived from the 214 |- | [[Bell 222/230]] || 1979 || 1995 || 8,400 || 3.81 | light twin |- | [[Bell 407]] || 1995 || current || 6,000 || 2.72 | four-blade single derived from the 206L-4 |- | [[Bell 412]] || 1981 || current || 11,900 || 5.4 | four-blade 212 |- | [[Bell 427]] || 2000 || 2010 || 6,550 || 2.97 | 407 derived light twin |- | [[Bell 429 GlobalRanger]] || 2009 || current || 7,000/7,500 || 3.2 | new light twin |- | [[Bell 430]] || 1995 || 2008 || 9,300 || 4.22 | 230 stretch with 4 bladed rotor |- | [[Bell 525 Relentless]] || 2018 || current || 20,500 || 9.3 | in development |- | [[Bell 505 Jet Ranger X]] || 2017 || current || 3,680 || 1.67 | 206L4 drive and rotors |- |[[Bell Nexus]] |2020 |current |{{TBD}} |{{TBD}} |pre-production hybrid-electric propulsion system with six tilting ducted fans<ref>{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/commercial/article/16543447/bell-helicopter-unveils-nexus-air-taxi-at-ces|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.intelligent-aerospace.com|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627070936/https://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/commercial/article/16543447/bell-helicopter-unveils-nexus-air-taxi-at-ces|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2019/01/14/bell-nexus-vtol-air-taxi-makes-a-splash-at-2019-consumer-electronics-show/|title=Bell Nexus VTOL Air Taxi Makes A Splash At 2019 Consumer Electronics Show|last=Goldstein|first=Michael|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-02-02|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095755/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2019/01/14/bell-nexus-vtol-air-taxi-makes-a-splash-at-2019-consumer-electronics-show/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Smithsonian To Reveal the Bell Nexus 'Air Taxi' at "FUTURES"|url=https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-reveal-bell-nexus-air-taxi-futures|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Smithsonian Institution|language=en|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129205742/https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-reveal-bell-nexus-air-taxi-futures|url-status=live}}</ref> |} ===Gallery=== <gallery mode="packed"> File:heli.g-code.750pix.jpg|Bell 206B JetRanger III File:Navy-hh1n-158256-070327-09cr-10.jpg|Comparison of the Bell 212 (U.S. Navy [[UH-1N|HH-1N]]) and 412 (Mercy Air) at the Mojave Airport File:Bell 412EP Griffin HT1 of the RAF at RIAT 2010 arp.jpg|[[Bell 412]]EP Griffin HT1 helicopter of the UK [[Defence Helicopter Flying School]] File:Bell Nexus Air Taxi - 1.jpg|Bell Nexus βAir Taxiβ at Smithsonian in 2022 File:Bell Nexus Air Taxi - 2.jpg|Bell Nexus βAir Taxiβ at Smithsonian in 2022 </gallery> ===Military helicopters=== * [[Bell H-12]] * [[Bell H-13 Sioux]] ** [[Bell 201|Bell XH-13F]] * [[Bell XH-15]] * [[Bell HSL]] * [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] (or Huey) ** [[Bell Huey family]] ** [[Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants]] * [[Bell UH-1N Twin Huey]] * [[Bell YHO-4]] * [[Bell 207 Sioux Scout]] β experimental attack helicopter * [[Bell 533]] β experimental Huey variant with increased performance * [[Bell AH-1 Cobra]] * [[Bell AH-1 SuperCobra|Bell AH-1 SeaCobra/SuperCobra]] * [[Bell 309 KingCobra]] - experimental attack helicopter * [[Bell YAH-63|YAH-63/Model 409]] β competitor with the [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|YAH-64]] for [[Advanced Attack Helicopter]] program * [[Bell OH-58 Kiowa]] * [[H-1 upgrade program]] ** [[Bell UH-1Y Venom]] ** [[Bell AH-1Z Viper]] * [[Bell CH-146 Griffon]] * [[Bell ARH-70 Arapaho]] - cancelled armed reconnaissance helicopter * [[Bell 360 Invictus]] - proposed armed reconnaissance helicopter ===Tiltrotors=== [[File:CV-22 Osprey in flight.jpg|thumb|right|V-22 in flight]] [[File:Bell V-280 Valor takeoff demo, 2019 Alliance Air Show, Fort Worth, TX.jpg|thumb|right|V-280 in flight]] * [[Bell XV-3]] * [[Bell XV-15]] * [[Bell Pointer]] * [[Bell V-247 Vigilant]] β currently in development * [[Bell V-280 Valor]] β currently in development, first flown 2017 * [[V-22 Osprey]] β with [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security|Boeing BDS]] * [[Bell Eagle Eye|TR918 Eagle Eye UAV]] * [[Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor|Quad TiltRotor]] β with Boeing BDS * [[Bell BAT]] (1984 tiltrotor project for LHX programme β not built) * [[Bell CTR-1900]] (Tilt-rotor project only β not built) * [[Bell CTR-22]] (Tilt-rotor project only β not built) * [[Bell CTR-750]] (Tilt-rotor project only β not built) * [[Bell CTR-800]] (Tilt-rotor project only β not built) * [[Bell D-326]] (Clipper 1980 commercial tilt-rotor project β not built) ===Projects produced by other companies=== * [[AgustaWestland AW139]] helicopter (formerly 50-50 as the Agusta-Bell AB139, now 100% [[AgustaWestland]]) * [[AgustaWestland AW609]] tiltrotor (formerly 50-50 as the Bell-Agusta BA609, now 100% AgustaWestland) * [[Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel]] ====Unproduced designs==== * [[Bell 280]] (project only, twin-engined wide-body variant of the Cobra) * [[Bell D-218]] * [[Bell D-230]] (Flying Jeep project β not built) * [[Bell D-245]] * [[Bell D-246]] * [[Bell 400 TwinRanger]] (1984), cancelled 206-derived light twin * [[Bell D-292]] (1985), [[Light Helicopter Experimental]] (LHX) prototype * Bell 417 (2006) cancelled [[Bell 407]] growth variant * [[Bell FCX-001]], March 2017 concept
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