Bell redesigned the airframe and successfully marketed the aircraft commercially as the five-place Bell 206A JetRanger. The new design was eventually selected by the Army as the OH-58 Kiowa.

The Bell 206 JetRanger is a single-engine five-seat light utility helicopter produced by the US-American manufacturer Bell Helicopter Company, today Bell Helicopter Textron, since 1986 produced in Bells commercial helicopter plant in Mirabel, Quebec (Canada).

Firstly made as to the Bell YOH-4 for the US Army’s Light Observation Helicopter program, Bell 206 wasn’t chosen by the Army. The company remade the airframe and was successful in commercially marketing it as the five-place Bell 206A JetRanger.

The Agusta-Bell 206A Jet Ranger is a light five place helicopter of standard configuration. The main rotor is a semi-rigid seesaw type with two main rotor blades which have a base section chord of 33.68 cm.

Improved version of the 206A, featuring an upgraded engine and increased payload capacity. Powered by an Allison 250-C20 engine. Enhanced reliability and higher performance. Further improved version of the JetRanger II, with an upgraded Allison …

10 January 1966: The prototype Bell Model 206A JetRanger serial number 1, N8560F, made its first flight at at the Bell Helicopter Company plant at Hurst, Texas. This aircraft would be in production for almost 45 years.

The Bell Helicopter Model 206 was originally produced as the OH-4A, a Light Observation Helicopter developed for the U.S. Army. It did not win the original military contract and was redesigned for the commercial market as the Model 206A JetRanger entering service in 1967.

The Fundamental Guide to the Bell 206 Helicopter infographic shines the spotlight on the Bell 206 helicopter’s vital statistics, aircraft specifications, performance outputs, and available variants.

Oct 24, 2018 · The Bell 206A JetRanger belongs to the Bell 206 family of two-bladed, single – and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. The aircraft was originally unsuccessfully developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army’s Light Observation Helicopter program.

Bell 206 JetRanger. Bell designed the Model 206 to compete in the 1961 US Army LOH-program (light observation helicopter). First (N73999) of five prototypes flew December 8, 1962 and bearing the military designation OH-4A, it was tested against the Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 OH-5A and the Hughes 369 OH-6A, the latter winning the contest.