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The Bell Model 222

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

James R. Garrison
James R. Garrison*
Affiliation:
Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth
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Bell's Model 222 is an 8-10 place helicopter powered by two Lycoming LTS101-650C2 engines. It is the result of extensive engineering design studies. These studies considered several configurations including fore and aft engines, laterally disposed engines, two across seating, fixed landing gear, skid landing gear and JetRanger growth versions. Two full-scale mockups were built and thoroughly evaluated prior to selecting the final configuration. The mockup selected was used extensively for evaluation by Bell and by commercial customers resulting in additional refinements. The final configuration is shown in flight in Fig. 1.

Type
A New Generation of Civil Helicopters
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 83 , Issue 823 , July 1979 , pp. 257 - 268
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1979 

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