The Bell 222 is an American twin-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 230 is an improved development with different engines and other minor changes. In the late 1960s, Bell began designing a new twin-turbine engine light helicopter. A mockup of the new helicopter was displayed in January 1974 at a helicopter convention. [2] .

The Bell 222 has a maximum speed of 139 knots and a travel range of 326 nautical miles. It can fly up to 20,000 feet and has a maximum takeoff weight of 3,670 kg.

The Bell 222 is a twin engine light utility helicopter designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc of the USA. The Bell 222 and 222A are the first production variants and are to be followed by the more powerful Bell 222B.

Feb 14, 2024 · Certified by the FAA in December 1979 and introduced to the market in 1980, the Bell 222 is distinguished as the first U.S.-built light twin-turbine commercial helicopter....

Which brings us to perhaps the best-looking civil helicopter ever made: the Bell 222. When the airframer first displayed the mock-up of this clean-sheet light twin in 1974, it wowed the rotorcraft community with its slick, shark-like silhouette.

Feb 3, 2021 · The Bell 222 is an American twin-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. A cosmetically modified version of the 222 was used as the titular aircraft in the American television series Airwolf.

The Bell 222 was the first light commercial twin turbine engine helicopter developed in the United States. It is employed for corporate, emergency medical or utility transport missions, with seating for up to 10, including the pilot.

Find out how to recognise the Bell 222/230/430 family, and learn what are the differences between the Bell 222 and Leonardo AW169, Sikorsky S-76 and Agusta A109/Leonardo AW109.

Bell 222 & Bell 525 v1.1.3 / 01 sep 23 / greg goebel * In the 1970s, Bell Helicopter introduced a twin-turbine rotorcraft, the "Bell 222", for the commercial market, following it with refined "Bell 230" and "Bell 430" variants.

The Bell 230 is a development of the 222 with two Allison 250 turboshafts instead of the 222's LTS 101s plus other refinements. First flight of a 230, a converted 222, took place on August 12 1991, and Transport Canada certification was awarded in March 1992.