The Spirit of Texas was modified for its round-the-world trip. Nonessential items were removed and an extra fuel tank was added, along with special safety, communication, and navigation equipment. The aircraft was painted bright colors to enhance its visibility. The additional space left room for a third side window, the most recognizable visual feature of the LongRanger. Along with the JetRanger, the series is one most familiar lines of civil helicopters in the western world.
But the Hughes OH-6 won the contest. However, Bell executives recognized the potential of the configuration as the next generation replacement for its venerable Model 47 series [see NASM collection. Known as the JetRanger, it attracted much attention, if not sales. Military oders soon overshadowed commercial production as the Army acquired them under the OHA designation to overcome production shortfalls and cost over runs in the OH-6s desperately needed in Vietnam.
Though not as durable or maneuverable as the OH-6, the OH's advantages in reliability and maintainability associated with Bell's trademark two-bladed teetering main rotor made it a mainstay in the final years of conflict in Southeast Asia and ultimately led to its superseding its earlier competitor in scout and light attack role up to the present day.
After Vietnam, the combination of plentiful ex-military pilots and a massive upsurge in domestic offshore oil exploration led to an explosion in demand for the combination of payload, reliability and operating cost offered by the JetRanger. However, the petroleum industry demanded greater internal capacity over the four passengers carried by the Bell responded with the seven-place L LongRanger.
The Noda-Matic system in the LongRanger greatly reduced the heavy vibration endemic to the two-bladed rotor system. By suspending the transmission at certain points from a metal beam, vibration levels were reduced so that the LongRanger's ride approached that of a fixed-wing turboprop aircraft.
The JetRanger and LongRanger became iconic civil helicopters in the United States during the s, where they became the de facto vehicle of choice for countless movie and television villains, where they often came to a fiery end that was almost never replicated in real-life.
In reality, for much of the s and '80s, the JetRanger and LongRanger were the dominant helicopter models in North America for VIP transport, natural resource exploitation, film and television production, and law enforcement. By the s, stagnation in the offshore market and an influx of European competitors began to limit Bell's domination of the light turbine utility helicopter market and the company responded first a four-bladed version Model , and then with twin-engine Model and instrument certified Model versions.
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