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Bell XH 15

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Top speed
  
170 km/h

First flight
  
1948

Length
  
8.49 m

Manufacturer
  
Bell Helicopter

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The Bell XH-15 (Bell Model 54) was an American four-seat utility helicopter designed and built by Bell Helicopter, to meet a requirement for a liaison and utility helicopter for the United States Army and United States Air Force.

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Development

The Model 54 was a conventional pod-and-boom four-seat helicopter with wheeled, fixed tricycle landing gear, powered by a single 275 hp Continental XO-470-5 piston engine located in the rear cabin, driving a single two-bladed rotor. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ordered three in February 1946 as the XR-15. The first flight was made in March 1948 with the new designation XH-15, but no orders were forthcoming following evaluation by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the project ended in 1950.

Variants

XR-15
Military designation for three Model 54s ordered for evaluation.
XH-15
XR-15 redesignated before delivery.

Operators

 United States
  • United States Air Force

    • Specifications

    General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: three
  • Length: 27 ft 10 in (8.49 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.68 m)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,795 lb (1,268 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental XO-470-5 piston engine, 475 hp (354 kW)
  • Main rotor diameter: 37 ft 4 in (11.38 m)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 106 mph; 92 kn (170 km/h)
  • Range: 199 mi; 173 nmi (320 km)
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

    • References

    Bell XH-15 Wikipedia
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