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Description
| Manufacturer: | Bell | |
| Base model: | H-40 | |
| Designation: | XH-40 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
Recent comments by our visitors
| David Hatcher Dothan, AL | The US Army funded the development of the XH40, primarly as a aeromedical and a utility helicopter. The width of the fuselage had to accomadate the standard litter used by the Army Medical Corp. It was not until latter the "Huey" was mounted with armament as a "gunship".
Three experimental XH40s were procured in 1955,Army serial 55-4459,60,and 61 (Bell serials 1,2,3) followed by six prototype YH40s Army serial 56-6723,24,25,26,27,and 28 (Bell serials 4,5,6,7,8,and 9)in 1956. The first XH40 55-4459 survives in non display storage at the Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, Alabama. 12/01/2006 @ 10:44 [ref: 14887] |
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