Heli-Expo 2011: Bell Finally Finds Happiness with BLR’s FastFins
“Bell Loves BLR” might sound like street graffiti, but it’s not far from the point. When helicopter aerodynamics modifier BLR Aerospace (Booth No.

“Bell Loves BLR” might sound like street graffiti, but it’s not far from the point.

When helicopter aerodynamics modifier BLR Aerospace (Booth No. 1814) first approached Bell Helicopter some four years ago for its blessing on tailboom mods to improve the handling and performance of its medium helicopters, the OEM dismissed the engineering firm’s advances. Undeterred by this rebuff and continued firm resistance from Bell, BLR persisted and sold its FastFin system successfully to operators of the Bell 204, 205, UH-1, Huey II, 212 and 412.