In 1946, the Bell 47 was the first helicopter certified for civilian use by what later became the FAA. In 1958, Los Angeles TV station KTLA made history by renting a Bell 47.

U-turn • 1951 Bell 47 Helicopter. This 1951 Bell 47 Helicopter Was in MASH, Then Went On to Count Cattle. Published: 3 Jan 2021, 06:20 UTC • By: Daniel Patrascu. 5 photos.

The Bell H-13 Was the “Angel of Mercy”—and a TV Star. In the late 1940s, the US Army adopted the Bell 47 for its strategic uses, naming it after the Native American Sioux tribe, in keeping ...

Scott’s-Bell 47 was formed in 2009. The company acquired the type certificate for the Bell 47 and began to provide what SB47 refers to as “OEM level support” for the existing Bell 47 fleet.

Missoula’s aviation museum has itself a whirlybird. Maybe you’ve seen Bell 47 helicopters like this, on “M*A*S*H” reruns, if nowhere else. Ron Gipe has been on the inside looking out of ...

A modernised version of the 1950s-era Bell 47 is about start production under the auspices of Scott's-Bell 47 Inc, a company based in Le Sueur, Minnesota.

A site in Cheektowaga was honored Thursday, where the first three Bell Helicopters were designed, built, ... “And the Model 47, Bell produced over 6,000 aircraft over the next 30 years, ...

ME AND MY RIDE: Ron Creed shows off his Bell 47 helicopter, a valued workhorse on his family property west of Ambrose. Make, model and year: Bell 47 G2A1, 1968. Do you enjoy it? Very much. How ...

ALMOST half a century since a Bell 47 helicopter disappeared in mountainous terrain west of Cairns, Max Keith, the brother of missing pilot Charles, has never fully come to terms with the loss of ...

Scott's — Bell 47 (SB47), a Minnesota-based upgrade and modification specialist, has launched a program to restart production of an all-new variant of the venerable Bell 47 light utility helicopter.

Operators of around 1,200 Bell 47 helicopters still flying have been hit by an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring expensive inspections of the main rotor blade grips. Bell disputes ...

The Experimental Aircraft Association praised a proposal that lengthened inspection times on Bell 47 helicopter blade grips as a "positive first step," but said the proposal does not go far enough ...