The Bell Model 201, flown under the military designation XH-13F, was an experimental helicopter that Bell built by modifying a Model 47G. It was the first Bell helicopter to be powered by a turbine engine instead of a piston engine. Its first flight was made on 20 October 1954 by test pilot Bill Quinlan, and the work formed part of a joint United States Army and Air Force research programme. The engine was a Continental XT51-T-3, a licence-built development of the French Turbomeca Artouste I turboshaft that produced 425 shaft horsepower (317 kW). It weighed so little that it had to be mounted behind the fuel tanks and rotor mast to keep the helicopter balanced. The machine was used to test components for the XH-40, the prototype of the UH-1 Iroquois, and after the factory trials it was handed to Air Force officers from Edwards Air Force Base for a second phase of testing at Fort Worth.
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was the first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine
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attached to Edwards Air Force Base in California, conducted the Phase II test program at Fort Worth
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History, first flight
It took to the sky on October 20, 1954, with test pilot Bill Quinlan at the controls.
History, powerplant
A license-built development of the French 280-shp Turbomeca Artouste I turboshaft, known as the Continental CAE XT51-T-3, powered the XH-13F.
History, engine name
known as the Continental CAE XT51-T-3, powered the XH-13F
History, engine output
This engine produced 425 shp (317 kW)
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The Bell Model 201 (military designation XH-13F) was created using a modified Model 47G and was the first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine.
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was the first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine
History, test program
attached to Edwards Air Force Base in California, conducted the Phase II test program at Fort Worth
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was the first Bell helicopter to use a turbine engine
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Bell's first turbine helicopter, the XH-13F, took to the sky on October 20, 1954, with test pilot Bill Quinlan at the controls.
Powerplant
A French 280-shp Turbomeca Artouste I turboshaft engine powered the XH-13F.
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