Bell 214

what is it?

The Bell 214 is a medium-lift helicopter derived from Bell Helicopter's prolific UH-1 Huey series. The Bell 214ST shares the same model number, but is a larger, much-modified, twin-engined aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 15.2 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 259 km/hcruise speed
• range 411 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 14passengers
• size 6,804 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 56 years ago, in 1970.
• 🚗Rotor of 15.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1970

introduced

1972

number built

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role

medium-lift helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Bell Textron

engines

1× Lycoming LTC4B-8D

crew

2

passengers

14

length

14.6 m

rotor diameter

15.2 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

6,804 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

259 km/h

range

411 km

ceiling

4,999 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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