Bell H-13 Sioux
Bell H-13 Sioux adalah helikopter ringan berbilah dua, mesin tunggal, dibangun oleh Bell Helicopter. Sioux diproduksi Pesawat Westland bawah lisensi untuk militer Inggris sebagai Sioux AH.1 dan HT.2.
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Pada tahun 1947, United States Army Air Forces (kemudian Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat ) memesan peningkatan Bell Model 47A. Kebanyakan yang ditunjuk YR-13 dan tiga versi winterized yang ditunjuk YR-13A. Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat pertama menggunakan Bell 47 pada tahun 1948 di bawah penamaan H-13. Helikopter ini kemudian akan menerima nama Sioux.[1]
Referensi
sunting- ^ Donald, David, ed. "Bell Model 47". The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Barnes & Nobel Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
- Donald, David (1997). The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. NY, NY: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
- Frawley, Gerard (2003). The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2003–2004. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-875671-58-7.
- Gunston, Bill (1986). American Warplanes. New York: Crown Publishers Inc. ISBN 0-517-61351-4.
- Harding, Stephen (1990). US Army Aircraft since 1947. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-102-8.
- James, Derek N. (1991). Westland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-847-X.
- Mutza, Wayne (1995). H-13 Sioux Mini in Action. Carrollton, TX, USA: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 0-89747-345-0.
- Pelletier, Alain J (1992). Bell aircraft since 1935. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-056-8.
- Riley, David (February 1958). "French Helicopter Operations in Algeria". Marine Corps Gazette: pp. 21–26.
- Shrader, Charles R. (1999). The first helicopter war: logistics and mobility in Algeria, 1954–1962. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96388-8.
- Spenser, Jay P. (1998). Whirlybirds a history of the U.S. helicopter pioneers. Seattle: University of Washington Press in association with Museum of Flight. ISBN 0-295-98058-3.
- Taylor, Michael John Haddrick (1989). Jane's encyclopedia of aviation. New York: Portland House. ISBN 0-517-69186-8.
- United States, Headquarters Department of the Army, Army Concept Team in Vietnam. Final Report of Essential Load of Scout Helicopters. Saigon, Vietnam: Army Concept Team in Vietnam, 1966.
Pranala luar
suntingWikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Bell 47.
- Bell 47.net
- Bell 47 Diarsipkan 2002-04-26 di Wayback Machine. Enthusiast site
- Model 47G specs from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft by Gerard Frawley