General Aviation
Bell 47g
Manufacturer: BELL
The Bell 47 is a single‑rotor, single‑engine light helicopter that became the first helicopter certified for civilian use in 1946. With a distinctive soap‑bubble canopy and exposed tail boom, it was produced in more than 5,600 units worldwide and remains a popular training and utility aircraft.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- bell-47g
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 55
- Example Registration
- N10175
Specifications
- Length
- 9.63 m / 31 ft
- Height
- 2.82 m / 9 ft
- Max Speed
- 169 km/h / 105 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 135 km/h / 84 mph
- Range
- 396 km / 214 nmi
- First Flight
- 1945-12-08
- Production Start
- 1946
- Production End
- 1974
- Total Built
- 5600
Variants
- 47G- 55 registrations - Example N10175