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Aerospace in 1960. Bell Aerospace was composed of three divisions of Bell Aircraft Corporation, including its helicopter division, which had become its only division still producing complete aircraft. The helicopter division was renamed
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Canada, Employment and Social
Development (May 19, 2016).
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The company was rebranded as "Bell" on
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1701:"Bell Helicopter Expands Amarillo Manufacturing"
307:, a talented inventor, to provide expertise for
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1486:, October 15, 2014. Accessed: October 21, 2014.
1352:"Lisa Atherton Named President and CEO of Bell"
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245:The company was founded on July 10, 1935, as
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1553:"Bell celebrates 500th delivery of Bell 429"
1096:– currently in development, first flown 2017
902:Bell Nexus ‘Air Taxi’ at Smithsonian in 2022
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343:and in a few years, with the success of the
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1220:(1984), cancelled 206-derived light twin
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1428:. Bell Training Academy. Archived from
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407:transportation purposes within Brazil.
3848:Defense companies of the United States
1711:from the original on November 20, 2022
1681:from the original on November 29, 2021
1590:from the original on December 14, 2017
1533:from the original on February 23, 2018
1473:Bell CEO outlines European growth plan
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856:Comparison of the Bell 212 (U.S. Navy
370:) and as a sublicence via Agusta with
269:, the first American jet fighter, the
214:, United States as well as commercial
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1450:from the original on November 7, 2006
1384:from the original on January 16, 2019
1291:: opened in 1983 and located next to
1274:; assembly plant for H1, V-22 and 525
1146:(Tilt-rotor project only – not built)
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875:EP Griffin HT1 helicopter of the UK
382:. Bell and AW cooperated also on the
273:, the successor to the P-39, and the
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3776:Fleet-class unmanned surface vessel
1358:from the original on April 18, 2023
3853:Helicopter manufacturers of Canada
1620:from the original on June 27, 2021
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3786:MillenWorks Light Utility Vehicle
3691:Textron Marine & Land Systems
1471:Oliver Johnson & Elan Head. "
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628:medium twin derived from the 214
515:civil variant, single turboshaft
210:at facilities in Fort Worth, and
1800:Video history of Bell Helicopter
1578:Mark Huber (December 13, 2017).
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1378:"About Textron: Our Businesses"
183:Footnotes / references
3771:M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
1810:US Patent and Trademark Office
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3878:1960 mergers and acquisitions
3714:Bell Agusta Aerospace Company
1614:www.intelligent-aerospace.com
1228:Light Helicopter Experimental
1179:Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel
986:Bell AH-1 SeaCobra/SuperCobra
206:, Bell manufactures military
1864:Bell Helicopter/Bell Textron
1501:Aviation International News
1444:"Westland History – Part 4"
952:Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants
107:; 64 years ago
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3791:CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
3669:McCauley Propeller Systems
3218:Non-production helicopters
1406:History of Bell Helicopter
1233:Bell 417 (2006) cancelled
1090:– currently in development
1005:Advanced Attack Helicopter
490:Bell 47 executive variant
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3781:Landing Craft Air Cushion
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3796:Ship-to-Shore Connector
1675:Smithsonian Institution
844:Bell 206B JetRanger III
716:407 derived light twin
349:Bell Helicopter Textron
341:Bell Helicopter Company
59:Bell Helicopter Textron
56:Bell Helicopter Company
18:Bell Helicopter Textron
3719:Electric Transit, Inc.
3056:Commercial helicopters
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3817:Beech Factory Airport
3244:Experimental aircraft
1735:www.newschannel10.com
1478:May 21, 2024, at the
1411:June 3, 2007, at the
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722:Bell 429 GlobalRanger
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3552:Unknown/not assigned
1816:on December 20, 2016
1639:Goldstein, Michael.
1415:. bellhelicopter.com
1380:. October 21, 2015.
1322:Leonardo Helicopters
1243:, March 2017 concept
1173:AgustaWestland AW609
1163:AgustaWestland AW139
969:Bell 207 Sioux Scout
959:Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
908:Military helicopters
313:government contracts
303:In 1941, Bell hired
288:is displayed at the
3801:Stingray light tank
2996:utility helicopters
1707:. August 10, 2020.
1705:news.bellflight.com
1218:Bell 400 TwinRanger
1109:TR918 Eagle Eye UAV
1088:Bell V-247 Vigilant
1038:Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
1033:Bell CH-146 Griffon
1016:H-1 upgrade program
766:Bell 525 Relentless
34:
2943:Attack helicopters
1354:. April 10, 2023.
1327:Airbus Helicopters
1185:Unproduced designs
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991:Bell 309 KingCobra
941:Bell UH-1 Iroquois
301:
299:Previous Bell logo
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251:Lawrence Dale Bell
202:. A subsidiary of
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1737:. August 12, 2008
1332:Sikorsky Aircraft
1262:Fort Worth, Texas
1116:– with Boeing BDS
1044:Bell 360 Invictus
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255:Buffalo, New York
200:Fort Worth, Texas
198:headquartered in
192:Bell Textron Inc.
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33:Bell Textron Inc.
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1270:: located near
1268:Amarillo, Texas
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474:Bell 47J Ranger
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305:Arthur M. Young
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