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turboshaft engines, plus other refinements. A converted 222 first flew as the prototype 230 on August 12, 1991. Transport Canada awarded certification in March 1992, and the first production 230 was delivered that
November. The 230 had optional skid or wheel undercarriage. Production ended in 1995
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Two-blade, semi-rigid high-kinetic energy main rotor with preconing and underslinging. The rotor head incorporates elastomeric bearings for hub springs, and flapping and pitch change bearings. The system is similar in design to that used by the
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January 1974 at a helicopter convention. Following interest at the convention, the company announced the new
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Lycoming engines, transmission, two-bladed main and tail rotors, tailboom, vertical fin, and rotor pylon of the 222. The D-292 had a new composite
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Honeywell (formerly Lycoming) LTS101-750Cs with takeoff rating of 680 hp each), a larger main rotor, and was renamed the Bell 222B.
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Utility Twin, with skid landing gear, was introduced in 1983.
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The Bell 222 is widely known from the television series
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LTS 101-750 engine installation (left engine) in a 222U
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This model had improved systems and a luxury interior.
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Bell helicopter technical data, helicopterdirect.com
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
886:Sources: Airliners.net, Helicopterdirect, others
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431:Bell 230 of Rotor-Lift Aviation at Agfest 2010
296:. Rotor speed at 100% engine speed is 348 RPM.
203:(FAA) on August 16, 1979 and was approved for
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1458:RTH.info: Bell 222 in aeromedical services
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1215:"Bell 222UT | Jamaican Defence Force"
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1178:https://www.helis.com/database/cn/12045/
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439:Bell 230 in markings of the Chilean Navy
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1429:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1988–89
1410:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83
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1305:Bell 222 & 230 page on airliner.net
1046:Frawley, Gerard, "Bell 222 & 230",
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1071:Donald, David, ed. "Bell Model 222".
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1025:Apostolo, Giorgio. "Bell Model 222".
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1157:"Albania - Government / Bell 222UT"
896:Aircraft in fiction § Bell 222
782:~1,600 ft/min (8.13 m/s)
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686:42 ft 2 in (12.85 m)
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1403:Bell 222U Rotorcraft Flight Manual
1135:"Albanian Govt. Bell 222UT AL-HOV"
1120:. Jane's Information Group, 2009.
1099:. US Naval Institute Press, 1992.
1075:. Barnes & Nobel Books, 1997.
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1453:Airliners.net: Bell 222 & 230
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1029:. New York: Bonanza Books. 1984.
779:1,730 ft/min (8.79 m/s)
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211:(IFR) operation on May 15, 1980.
151:is an American twin-engine light
1427:Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1988).
1408:Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1982).
776:1,600 ft/min (8.1 m/s)
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238:A development of the 222 is the
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1431:. London: Jane's Defence Data.
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855:4,860 lb (2,200 kg)
790:20,000 ft (6,100 m)
763:(155 mph, 250 km/h)
277:Lycoming/Honeywell LTS101-650
27:Family of utility helicopters
3230:Aircraft first flown in 1976
1504:Bell Helicopter/Bell Textron
1412:. London: Jane's Yearbooks.
890:Notable appearances in media
804:4,200 ft (1,300 m)
503:for evaluations in 1994 only
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388:Executive transport version.
58:Executive/utility helicopter
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1190:"World Air Forces 2011/12"
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821:188+122 US gal (710+460 L)
748:700 hp (520 kW)
745:684 shp (510 kW)
742:620 shp (462 kW)
714:50 ft 3 in (15.32 m)
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689:42 ft 11 in (12.78 m)
394:Utility transport version.
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188:housing the retractable
1460:(in English and German)
567:Bell 222 3-view drawing
209:instrument flight rules
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1122:(subscription article)
869:Maximum takeoff weight
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1095:Pelletier, Alain J.
900:Airwolf (helicopter)
728:Lycoming LTS101-750C
332:(formerly Lycoming)
101:Bell 222: 1980–1991
2636:utility helicopters
923:Related development
348:Bell 222B Executive
205:visual flight rules
103:Bell 230: 1992–1995
50:General information
2583:Attack helicopters
1332:2007-12-27 at the
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631:August 1982
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218:A Bell 222B
167:Development
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918:See also
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308:Variants
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126:Variants
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