Bell 47 Maintenance Manual



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Bell Helicopter Bell 47

Bell Helicopter 47 G Maintenance Overhaul Manual -1963. Bell Helicopter 47 G-3B-2 Illustrated Parts Manual $9.85. Bell Helicopter 47 G-3B-3 Maintenance Overhaul Manual. Bell 47 engine, engine mount, engine controls & cooling fan. E: TIP 1: 47G3B1: induction hose: Check that the induction hose is not creased inside the clamp on the top of the engine basket at the rear of the transmission where it turns thru nearly 90 degrees. If it is, it may 'suck in' and restrict the flow of air to the air filter in the wrong. The Bell 47 is a single-engine two-seat light utility helicopter produced by the US-American manufacturer Bell Aircraft Corporation, later Bell Helicopter Company, today Bell Helicopter Textron.The designation for Bell 47 is US Army duties was H-13 Sioux. Bell 47 Maintenance Manual Titles: BELL 47 No's 1 to 3 The prototype of what was to become a classic helicopter design first flew in Dec 1945, and in 1946 the Bell 47 was awarded the world's first approved helicopter Type Certificate.

Light Utility Helicopter

The Bell 47 is a single-engine two-seat light utility helicopter produced by the US-American manufacturer Bell Aircraft Corporation, later Bell Helicopter Company, today Bell Helicopter Textron. The designation for Bell 47 is US Army duties was H-13 Sioux.
The Bell 47 was also produced under license by Agusta (Italy), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan) and Westland (UK). Some special variants with enclosed cabin and fuselage are the Bell 47H (three seats) and the Bell 47J Ranger (four seats). A conversion kit with turboshaft engine (turbine) was available by Soloy.
Crew1 / 2
Passengers1
Propulsion1 Piston Engine
Engine ModelLycoming VO-435-B1A
Engine Power198 kW265 hp
Speed196 km/h106 kts
122 mph
Service Ceiling3.200 m10.500 ft
Range411 km222 NM
255 mi.
Empty Weight786 kg1.733 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight1.293 kg2.850 lbs
Rotor Blades (main/tail)2/2
Main Rotor Diameter11,32 m37 ft 2 in
Tail Rotor Diameter1,87 m6 ft 2 in
Rotor Disc Area100,6 m²1083 ft²
Length (Fuselage)9,63 m31 ft 7 in
Length13,30 m43 ft 8 in
Height2,84 m9 ft 4 in
First Flight08.12.1945
Production Statusout of production
Production Range1946-1974
Total Productionca. 5600
ICAO CodeB47G B47J
FAA TCDS2H1, 2H3, H-1
Data for (Version)Bell 47G-5A
[Photo-ID: 10217] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28
Bell Helicopter
47B
Reg.: N116B
c/n: 36
built in 1947
NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA]
[Photo-ID: 7257] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-06
Bell Helicopter
47G-1
Reg.: D-HELO
c/n: 228
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2013 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)]
[Photo-ID: 13337] © Karsten Palt 2016-09-10
Bell Helicopter
47G-1
Reg.: D-HELO
c/n: 228
Oldtimer-Fliegertreffen 2016 [Kirchheim unter Teck - Hahnweide (EDST)]
[Photo-ID: 10781] © Karsten Palt 2015-04-04
Bell Helicopter
47G-1
Reg.: F-MBCV
c/n: 710
Musee de l Air et de l Espace [Paris Le Bourget]
[Photo-ID: 3139] © Karsten Palt 2010-01-31
Bell (Agusta)
47G-2
German Army Aviation / Heer
Reg.: AS+058
c/n: 258
Deutsches Museum [Munich / München]
[Photo-ID: 12181] © Karsten Palt 2016-02-18
Bell (Agusta)
47G-2
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare)
Reg.: MM80113
c/n: 116
Museo Aeronautica Militare [Bracciano, Vigna di Valle]
Bell 47 engine
[Photo-ID: 3003] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-19
Bell
47G-2
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Reg.: M26-08
c/n: 1959
RMAF Museum (Muzium TUDM), Simpang Base [Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur (WMKF)]
[Photo-ID: 1012] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-07
Bell (Agusta)
47G-3B (Sioux AH.1)
Royal Army Air Corps
Reg.: XT108
c/n: 1571
Museum of Army Flying [Middle Wallop, Hampshire]
[Photo-ID: 6976] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
Bell (Agusta-Westland)
47G-3B (Sioux AH.1)
Royal Army Air Corps
Reg.: XT200
c/n: WA359
Newark Air Museum [Winthorpe, Newark]
[Photo-ID: 6983] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-18
Bell (Agusta-Westland)
47G-3B (Sioux AH.1)
Royal Army Air Corps
Reg.: XT242
c/n: WA401
South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum [Doncaster]
[Photo-ID: 1098] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-11
Bell (Agusta)
47G-3B1 (Sioux AH.1)
Royal Army Air Corps
Reg.: XT190
c/n: WA349
The Helicopter Museum [Weston-super-Mare]
Manual
[Photo-ID: 1082] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-11
Bell
47H-1
Reg.: G-AZYB
c/n: 1538
OO-SHW
The Helicopter Museum [Weston-super-Mare]
[Photo-ID: 1763] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-03
Agusta-Bell
47J Ranger
Reg.: D-HELT
c/n: 1058
AERO Friedrichshafen 2009 [Friedrichshafen (EDNY / FDH)]
[Photo-ID: 10595] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
Agusta-Bell
AB-47G-2
Spanish Air Force
Reg.: HE.7-13
c/n: 278
Museo del Aire [Madrid]

Bell 47 Maintenance Manual

[Photo-ID: 10596] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
Agusta-Bell
AB-47G-3B
Spanish Air Force
Reg.: HE.7B-16
c/n: 1507
Museo del Aire [Madrid]
[Photo-ID: 10597] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
Agusta-Bell
AB-47G-3B
Spanish Air Force
Reg.: HE.7B-21
c/n: 1512
Museo del Aire [Madrid]
[Photo-ID: 1000] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-07
Westland
AB-47G-4A
Bristow Helicopters
Reg.: G-AXKS
c/n: WA723
Museum of Army Flying [Middle Wallop, Hampshire]
[Photo-ID: 12173] © Karsten Palt 2016-02-18
Agusta-Bell
AB-47J Ranger
Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare)
Reg.: MM80187
c/n: 1100
Museo Aeronautica Militare [Bracciano, Vigna di Valle]
[Photo-ID: 10598] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
Agusta-Bell
AB-47J-3 Ranger
Spanish Air Force
Reg.: HD.11-1
c/n: 2094
Museo del Aire [Madrid]
[Photo-ID: 10898] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03
Bell Helicopter
HTL-2
United States Navy
Reg.: 122952
c/n: 59
Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ]

Bell 47 Maintenance Manual Pdf

[Photo-ID: 10899] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03
Bell Helicopter
HTL-7 / TH-13N Sioux
United States Navy
Reg.: 145842
c/n: 2119
Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ]
[Photo-ID: 6316] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12
Bell Helicopter
OH-13E Sioux (47D-1)
Reg.: N55230
c/n: 940
ex US Army 51-14175
Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA]
[Photo-ID: 6317] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12
Bell Helicopter
OH-13E Sioux (47D-1)
Reg.: N55230
c/n: 940
ex US Army 51-14175
Yanks Air Museum [Chino, CA]
[Photo-ID: 10599] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23
Bell Helicopter
OH-13H
Spanish Air Force
Reg.: HE.7A-52
c/n: 2536 / 2541
Museo del Aire [Madrid]
[Photo-ID: 5591] © Karsten Palt 2012-04-29
Bell Helicopter
OH-13H Sioux
Republic of Korea Army
The War Memorial of Korea [Seoul]
[Photo-ID: 6455] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09
Bell Helicopter
OH-13H Sioux
Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)
Reg.: H7-9/15
c/n: 1894
ex US Army 56-2182
Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok]
[Photo-ID: 7771] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-01
Bell Helicopter
OH-13H Sioux (47G2)
United States Army
Reg.: 58-5348
c/n: 2361
Hubschraubermuseum Bueckeburg [Bueckeburg]
[Photo-ID: 7772] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-01
Bell Helicopter
OH-13H Sioux (47G2)
United States Army
Reg.: 58-5348
c/n: 2361
Hubschraubermuseum Bueckeburg [Bueckeburg]
[Photo-ID: 5910] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13
Bell Helicopter
OH-13S (H-13G)
United States Army
Reg.: 64-15338
displayed as USMC HTL-4 142394
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA]
[Photo-ID: 10218] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28
Bell Helicopter
UH-13J Sioux (47J-1)
United States Air Force (USAF)
Reg.: 57-2729
c/n: 1576
first US presidential helicopter (one of two acquired H-13J)
NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA]
[Photo-ID: 679] © Karsten Palt 2007-09-15
Westland / Bell
WB47G-3B-1
Reg.: D-HAFJ
c/n: WA701
Airport-Days 2007 [Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (EDDH / HAM)]

Display Status:

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Collection Item Summary:

This collection consists of several manuals: Bell Helicopter Illustrated Parts Breakdown, Model 47 Series Helicopter, 30 September 1953; Bell Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions, Introduction, 30 July 1953; Bell Model 47 Service Instruction Index, 1 July 1984; Pump End Assembly and Pump / Motor Assembly drawings; and Bell Service Instructions for Model 47, dated 1948 to 1989. Also included are two oversized black and white images of the National Air and Space Museum specimen Bell 47B.

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In 1946, the Bell Model 47 became the first civil helicopter in the world to gain commercial certification. Its marked stability led to its wide acceptance for a myriad of uses, including mail service and passenger transport.

Cite as

Bell Helicopter Model 47 Manuals and Photographs, Accession number 2005-0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

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  • Technical manuals
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