Bell Textron Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Bell manufacturing and support facilities are:
- Military
- Fort Worth, Texas – located at Fort Worth Alliance Airport; first and primary assembly plant
- Amarillo, Texas: located near Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport; assembly plant for H1, V-22 and 525
- Commercial
- Mirabel, Quebec, Canada: opened in 1983 and located next to Montreal-Mirabel International Airport; it produces components for Bell 429, 505 and 525 and formerly assembly plant for 505
- Lafayette, Louisiana: assembly of Bell 505 Jet Ranger X at Lafayette Regional Airport relocated from Mirabel
Product list
Commercial helicopters
Bell 429 N10984 Bell Helicopters
- Bell 407
- Bell 412
- Bell 429 GlobalRanger
- Bell 525 Relentless
- Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
- Bell Nexus
Bell 407GX OK-SGR King’s
Bell 429WLG C-FCPF Bell Helicopters
Military helicopters
Bell 407AH N407AH Bell Textron attack version of this Commercial helicopter.
- Bell AH-1 Cobra
- Bell AH-1 SeaCobra/SuperCobra
- H-1 upgrade program
- Bell UH-1Y Venom
- Bell AH-1Z Viper
- Bell CH-146 Griffon
- Bell 360 Invictus – proposed armed reconnaissance helicopter
Bell UH-1Y Venom 167998/SN-03 US Marines
Bell AH-1Z Viper 168003/QT-615 US Marines
Bell 407GT N407GT Bell Helicopters
Bell 412EP Griffin HT.1 ZJ708/K 60(R) Sqn of the Defence Helicopter Flying School RAF
Tiltrotors
Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey 12-0065 7th SOS USAF
- Bell V-247 Vigilant – currently in development
- Bell V-280 Valor – currently in development, first flown 2017
- V-22 Osprey – with Boeing BDS
- Quad TiltRotor – with Boeing BDS
Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey 168327/09 HMX-1 US Marines
Photos Rob Vogelaar
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