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Bell ceases production of its 40-year-old JetRanger

Later this year Bell Helicopter will deliver its last JetRanger, a 206B3. According to a company spokeswoman, Bell decided “to stop production on the

By Mark Huber • Contributor

September 21, 2010

Later this year Bell Helicopter will deliver its last JetRanger, a 206B3. According to a company spokeswoman, Bell decided “to stop production on the 206B JetRanger in the first quarter in response to shifting market demands.” Bell will continue to manufacture the stretched version of the helicopter, the LongRanger 206L4.

According to Bell, approximately 8,400 helicopters have been produced in a variety of configurations based on the 206 model. Configurations produced include the 206A/206B (4,491 aircraft), the OH-58 Kiowa (2,275) built for the U.S. Army, and the TH-57 and TH-67 training helicopters (453) built for U.S. and foreign militaries. Approximately 1,000 aircraft were co-produced through industry partnerships. All variants combined, the 206 fleet has flown more than 37 million hours. The high-time 206 has flown more than 38,000 hours.

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