JetRanger, LongRanger, TwinRanger & 407

[acw367]

Fifty years from the first flight, following the successful SPOTM, a thread for the mighty Bell JetRanger and its derivatives. Any 206, 407 or 505.

Starting the the original 206 JetRanger
N29S Bell 206B JetRanger II Helicopters Inc/WRTV ABC6 Indianapolis Downtown Heliport 8 October 2012

N29S Indianapolis Downtown Heliport 8 October 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

N211LA Bell 206B JetRanger III LAPD Los Angeles 2 January 2007

N211LA Los Angeles 2 January 2007 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-GEZZ Bell 206B JetRanger II Rivermead Aviation / Rise Helicopters Gloucestershire Staverton 6 March 2016

G-GEZZ Gloucestershire Staverton 6 March 2016 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-TEGS Bell 206B JetRanger III HC Services Fairoaks 22 May 2016

G-TEGS Fairoaks 22 May 2016 by ACW367, on Flickr

N10729 Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III Evergreen Helicopters Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum McMinnville 12 November 2017

N10729 Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum McMinnville 12 November 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-NEWZ Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 1 June 2017
G-NEWZ AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 1 June 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-OCFD Bell 206B JetRanger III Rushmere Helicopters Waddington 3 July 2010

G-OCFD Waddington 3 July 2010 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-BLGV Bell 206B JetRanger II Partreward Ltd and G-OSUE Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III ADT Aviation International Air Show Middle Wallop 9 May 1992

G-BLGV G-OSUE International Air Show Middle Wallop 9 May 1992 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-LTEK Bell 206B JetRanger II Lateq Aviation Biggin Hill International Air Fair 11 June 1995. With a camera crew filming Noel Edmonds as part of the DHL Helifest.

G-LTEK Biggin Hill Internatioanl Air Fair 11 June 1995 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-RODS Agusta-Bell AB206B JetRanger II Crook and Son ltd St Athan Airshow 27 June 1992

G-RODS St Athan Airshow 27 June 1992 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-PMGG Agusta-Bell AB206A JetRanger AT Aviation (Engineering) Ltd Private Flyer Show Wycombe Air Park 14 May 2022. A warbird. Originally delivered to the Libyan Air Force in 1970, in 1975 it transferred to the Air Force of Malta and operated until the 1990s.

G-PMGG Private Flyer Show Wycombe Air Park 14 May 2022 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-UNIK Agusta-Bell AB206B JetRanger II First City Air International Air Show Middle Wallop 15 May 1994. Decals for 'DHL Hover Challenge'.

G-UNIK International Air Show Middle Wallop 15 May 1994 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-BLJE Agusta-Bell AB206B JetRanger II Nexgen Ltd Staverton 19 June 1989

G-BLJE Staverton 19 June 1989 by ACW367, on Flickr

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Now the 206L LongRanger

JA9846 Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III Shin Nihon Helicopter Tokyo Heliport 26 September 2019

JA9846 Tokyo Heliport 26 September 2019 by ACW367, on Flickr

N101AE Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II Air Evac Lifeteam Cincinnati OH 8 August 2018

N101AE Cincinnati 8 August 2018 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-EYRE Bell 206L LongRanger Hideroute Ltd Yeovilton Air Day 20 September 2003

G-EYRE Yeovilton Air Day 20 September 2003 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-OHHI Bell 206L LongRanger Big Heli-Charter Yeovilton Air Day 20 September 2003

G-OHHI Yeovilton Air Day 20 September 2003 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-LEIS Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II Landleisure Aviation Staverton 14 March 1990. Transporting passengers to Cheltenham racecourse for Cheltenham Festival.

G-LEIS Staverton 14 March 1990 by ACW367, on Flickr

N20316 Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters Grand Canyon 3 November 2009

N20316 Grand Canyon 3 November 2009 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-OFST Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger III Wycombe Air Park 26 June 2010

G-OFST Wycombe Air Park 26 June 2010 by ACW367, on Flickr

N911YY Bell 206L-4 LongRanger Chicago Police Department. Policing a Bears game in Chicago on 11 September 2011

N911YY Chicago 11 September 2011 by ACW367, on Flickr

[acw367]

And the 206LT TwinRanger and the 505 Jet Ranger X

N93LT Bell 206LT TwinRanger Bell Helicopter Textron and N206NT Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III, demonstrator for US Army NTH competition which became the TH-67 Creek Paris Airshow Le Bourget 12 June 1993

N93LT N206NT Paris Airshow Le Bourget 12 June 1993 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-OCOP Bell 206LT TwinRanger Veritair Farnborough International Airshow 11 September 1994

G-OCOP Farnborough International Airshow 11 September 1994 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-DONE Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Simpson Heli Charters AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 15 June 2019

G-DONE AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 15 June 2019 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-DUNO Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Private Flyer Show Wycombe Air Park 14 May 2022

G-DUNO Private Flyer Show Wycombe Air Park 14 May 2022 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-JBHL Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd Private Flyer Show Wycombe Air Park 14 May 2022

G-JBHL Private Flyer Show Wycombe Air Park 14 May 2022 by ACW367, on Flickr

[acw367]

Now the Bell 407

N312ST Bell 407GX Michigan State Police Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor 28 November 2015. Newly delivered from the factory.

N312ST Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor 28 November 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-JGXP Bell 407GXP Helicompany Ltd & G-JRXV Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Scotbeef Ltd AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 15 June 2019

G-JGXP G-JRXV AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 15 June 2019 by ACW367, on Flickr

C-GDUS Bell 407 Bell Helicopter Textron Farnborough International Airshow 12 September 1998

C-GDUS Farnborough International Airshow 12 September 1998 by ACW367, on Flickr

N407BT Bell 407 Bell Helicopter Textron Farnborough International Airshow 12 September 1998. 1st production airframe, this subsequently became D-HMON. see next photo.

N407BT Farnborough International Airshow 12 September 1998 by ACW367, on Flickr

D-HMON Bell 407 World Bowl X Rheinstadion Dusseldorf 22 June 2002. Flying the gameball onto the pitch prior to kick-off.

D-HMON World Bowl X Rheinstadion Dusseldorf 22 June 2002 by ACW367, on Flickr

N69F Bell 407 Helicopters Inc KIRO7 Eyewitness News Chopper 7 Renton 7 November 2017

N69F Renton 7 November 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

N600CE "168808" Bell 407 mock-up of Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout USN RIAT Fairford 11 July 2018

N600CE 168808 RIAT Fairford 11 July 2018 by ACW367, on Flickr

N407DE Bell 407GX Duke Energy Business Services Charlotte Douglas 28 September 2016

N407DE Charlotte Douglas 28 September 2016 by ACW367, on Flickr

N407PD Bell 407 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Aviation Unit Bank of America Stadium Charlotte 18 September 2016. Providing security at the Carolina Panthers - San Francisco 49ers game.

N407PD Bank of America Stadium Charlotte 18 September 2016 by ACW367, on Flickr

N723PH Bell 407 Aspirus Medevac/PHI Air Medical Wausau WI 7 September 2011

N723PH Wausau WI 7 September 2011 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[LondonEye]

A few of those UK ones jogged memories, both the machines and some of the shows.
Thanks
Pete.

[acw367]

LondonEye - this is a new themed topic. Do you have any to add?

[LondonEye]

OK here are some oldies all scanned from slides.


Greenham Common, probably 1973.


AB-206B G-AWGU Greenham



The same frame a few years later.



AB-206B G-AWGU Farnborough



Bristow Helicopters at Biggin, shuttle for Brands Hatch Grand Prix.



AB206B Bristow G-BLVV Biggin Hill



Mr Edmund’s helicopter.



AB-206B G-NOEL 1 Middle Wallop



Late Eighties, there was a heliport barge docked near Blackfriars Bridge (London).



AB-206B G-JGFF Thames (2)



In 1973 there was the South Bank aircraft exhibition, and a temporary heliport.



Bell 206B G-AXAY Southbank



Record breaking Jetranger at Farnborough.



Bell 206B VH-DIK Farnborough (2)



Blurred picture of British Caledonian.



Bell 206B G-BBEU Farnborough



Lastly, odds and s*ds.



AB-206B G-WIZZ Biggin Hill



Bell 206B G-BLZN Biggin Hill



Bell 206B G-WOSP Glasgow



Bell 206L G-HBUS Middle Wallop (2)



Bell 206L G-OSIB



Bell 206B G-SCOO Biggin Hill

[acw367]

Some classics there LondonEye. Who else has any?

[devom]

The British airways and British Caledonian schemes look fantastic...

[JezM]

G-AWMK Jetranger II.
Redhill May 1985