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Bell XH-15

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XR-15/XH-15
General information
TypeFour-seat utility helicopter
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBell Helicopter
StatusCanceled
Primary userUnited States Air Force
Number built3
History
First flight1948

TheBell XH-15 (Bell Model 54) was an American two-seat utility helicopter designed and built byBell Helicopter, to meet a requirement for a liaison and utility helicopter for theUnited States Army andUnited States Air Force.

Development

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The Model 54 was a conventional pod-and-boom four-seat helicopter with wheeled, fixed tricycle landing gear, powered by a single 275 hp Continental XO-470-5 piston engine located in the rear cabin, driving a single two-bladed rotor. TheUnited States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ordered three in February 1946 as theXR-15. The first flight was made in March 1948 with the new designationXH-15, but no orders were forthcoming following evaluation by theUnited States Air Force (USAF) and the project ended in 1950.

Variants

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XR-15
Military designation for three Model 54s ordered for evaluation.[1]
XH-15
XR-15 redesignated before delivery.[1]

Operators

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 United States

Specifications

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Data from Bell Aircraft since 1935[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Capacity: two passengers
  • Length: 44 ft 9 in (13.64 m) (overall length)
  • Height: 8 ft1+12 in (2.48 m)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,800 lb (1,270 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 ×Continental XO-470-5 piston engine, 275 hp (205 kW)
  • Main rotor diameter: 37 ft 4 in (11.38 m)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
  • Range: 200 mi (320 km, 170 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m) (absolute ceiling)

See also

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Related lists

References

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Notes

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  1. ^abAndrade 1979, p. 162
  2. ^Pelletier 1992, p. 93.

Bibliography

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  • Andrade, John (1979).U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications.ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
  • Pelletier, Alain J. (1992).Bell Aircraft since 1935. Annapolis, Maryland, US: Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-056-8.
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