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The Bell 206L-4 Longranger IV


Features

Evolved from the legendary 206B-3, the Longranger IV is a remarkable combination of power, room and range. Innovative doors and a spacious cabin make the Longranger IV ideal for corporate, EMT, utility or law enforcement. And a better power margin means you’re flying higher and further. Yes, the legend has evolved. Now it’s your turn.

  • The patented Nodal Beam suspension system for the smoothest ride available and club passenger seating for face-to-face conversation.
  • Wide opening doors and a roomy cabin ideal for cargo hauling and law enforcement missions.
  • A simple high inertia two-bladed rotor system for superior safety and excellent autorotation characteristics.
  • An overall best value offering, this simple and durable design which incorporates a powerful and reliable 650 horsepower engine makes the 206L-4 the best 7-place light helicopter available for the money.
  • Lowest operating costs in class
  • Superior autorotation characteristics
  • Robust cabin structure
  • Collective mounted throttle
  • Rupture resistant fuel cells
  • Shoulder harnesses

Inside and out, the Longranger IV represents leading edge design. Whether you're a CEO who wants to get business done in the air, or an EMT who wants to save lives, the Longranger IV can help you succeed. It offers a spacious and flexible cabin, a high visibility cockpit, and a high performance RollsRoyce engine with power to spare, even in hot weather. You name the time and the place. The Longranger IV is ready to take you there.

Missions

Corporate

When working from the ground isn’t an option, we offer you more. When being chained to your desk won’t work, we have an option that will. The 206L-4 Longranger is your boardroom in the sky, saving time as well as expense. With a maximum endurance of 4.1 hours, operations are expanded and so is your schedule. Capabilities are enhanced and so is your business. Anytime, anywhere you’re ready, so are we. Fly Smart. Fly Bell.

  • Room to easily accommodate six.
  • Simple, rugged, energy absorbing design packed with safety features.
  • Proven Rolls Royce 250-C30P Turbine engine. This powerplant family has logged over 150 million flight hours.
  • A 2141-pound useful load delivers maximum mission flexibility.
  • The best autorotational characteristics of any helicopter flying today.

EMS

Our mission is simple: to make yours go off without a hitch. Our goal is important: to help you achieve yours. In the field of EMS, every minute counts, every second matters. The Bell 206L-4 Longranger IV embodies the role of these highly demanding missions. The spacious cabin allows two patients and two medical attendants along with space for all necessary medical equipment. In order to match your capabilities, ours have to be unmatched to ensure your program will provide a safe and cost effective EMS support for your community. Fly Smart. Fly Bell.

  • Quick and easy patient loading and unloading provided by a standard bi-fold door with a 61-inch (155 cm) opening.
  • Superb visibility for difficult scene landings provided by large cabin windows for medical attendants and wrap-around windows for pilots
  • Improved safety features such as rupture-resistant fuel cells, upper body restraints, energy absorbing seats, collective mounted throttle and the best autorotation characteristics of any helicopter flying today.
  • Proven Rolls Royce 250-C30P turbine engine. This powerplant family has logged over 150 million flight hours.

Law Enforcement & Homeland Security

To make sure operations go smoothly in the air, we start with creating the ideal aircraft on the ground. Law enforcement is something we take seriously at Bell. The 206L-4 Longranger IV boasts an endurance of 4.1 hours, maximizing the amount of time that the aircraft is in your jurisdiction, available to augment ground operations. It is our duty to make sure you are ready for yours. Fly Smart. Fly Bell.

  • Seven-place seating, and a 2141-pound useful load delivers maximum mission flexibility, easily executing multiple tactical tasks including patrol, SWAT team insertions, or VIP transport.
  • Proven Rolls Royce 250-C30P turbine engine.
  • The best autorotation characteristics of any helicopter on the market today.
  • Clean design with reliable energy absorbing safety features.
  • Competitive lifetime costs for your airborne enforcement organization.

Utility

At Bell, we build helicopters for missions as diverse as the people who fly them. We know your performance expectations run high and your costs expectations low. That’s what makes the 206L-4 ideal. Designed upon the airframe and performance strengths of the world’s most experienced series of single engine helicopters, the seven place Longranger is the choice for aerial tourism, electronic news gathering, powerline patrol and oilfield aviation units who need a step up in aviation and speed. We compromise nothing. For those who refuse to do the same. That’s what it means to Fly Smart, Fly Bell.

  • A normal cruise speed of 112 kn. (207 kpn) which has the engine running at only 70% of its rated power.
  • A range of 324 nm (600 km).
  • Simple, rugged, energy absorbing design packed with safety features.
  • Proven Rolls Royce 250-C30P Turbine engine, which gives you plenty in reserve, even on hot days.
  • A 2141 pound useful load and an aerial crane.
  • Standard-features collective mounted, twist grip throttle, and rupture resistant fuel systems.

Specs

Performance

Standard gross weight (internal) 4450 lbs, 2018kg
Standard max gross weight (external) 4550 lbs, 2064kg
Standard useful load (internal) 2123lbs, 963kg
Standard useful load (max. external) 2000lbs, 907kg
Vne (never-exceed speed) 130kn, 241km/h
Engine take-off power 726shp, 541kW
Max range 324nm, 600km

Safety Features

  • Optional wire strike protection
  • High inertia rotor for safe autorotation
  • Rugged energy attenuating skid gear
  • Sturdy cabin structure (rollover protection)
  • Throttle on collective
  • Rupture resistant fuel cells

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