Helicopter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- military/light observation
- DATE
- 1971
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2010.0096.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bell Helicopter
- MODEL
- Bell 206 A-1 CH-136 Kiowa
- LOCATION
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 136224
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predom. steel & aluminum; plexiglass windows; rubber tires.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.49 m
- Width
- 10.77 m
- Height
- 2.91 m
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aircraft
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bell
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Texas
- City
- Fort Worth
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Taken on strength (TOS) by the Canadian Forces on March 8, 1972; retired from service on March 1995.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Military reconnaisance & observation; support of ground forces in the field; some Kiowas were also used as trainers. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering stenciled or painted on both sides of cabin reads: "CUT HERE FOR/EMERGENCY RESCUE"; lettering stenciled or painted on front of nose section reads: "136224"; lettering stenciled or painted on both sides of tail reads: "DANGER/KEEP AWAY"; lettering on decals on main rotors reads: "bh/HELICOPTERS/FORT WORTH, TEXAS/A extron COMPANY".
- Missing
- - refer to Condition Report
- Finish
- Predom. dark & medium green camouflage pattern; black stenciled or painted markings; black landing gear (skids & wheels); clear windows; red stripes on tail rotors; yellow tips on main rotor blades; red painted fuel hatch; silver pitot tube on nose.
- Decoration
- None.
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Bell Helicopter, Helicopter, circa 1971, Artifact no. 2010.0096, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0096.001/
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