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The Bell H-13 Sioux is an American single-engine light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter and manufactured by Westland Aircraft under license for the British military as the Sioux AH.1 and HT.2.


Development

In 1947, the
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(later the
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) ordered the improved Bell Model 47A. Most were designated ''YR-13'' and three winterized versions were designated ''YR-13A''. The
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first ordered Bell 47s in 1948 under the designation ''H-13''. These would later receive the name ''Sioux''. Initially, the
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procured several Bell 47s, designated ''HTL-1'', between 1947 and 1958. The
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evaluated this model, and procured two HTL-1s for multi-mission support in the New York Harbor. The most common U.S. Navy version of the 47 was designated the ''HTL-4'', and dispenses with the fabric covering on the tail boom. The U.S. Coast Guard procured three ''HTL-5''s in 1952 (similar to the HTL-4 but powered by a Franklin O-335-5 engine) and used these until 1960. The Coast Guard procured two of Bell's Model 47G and designated them ''HUL-1G'' in 1959. The H-13 was one of the principal helicopters used by the U.S. Army during the
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, with the H-13D variant being the most prevalent. During the war it was used in a wide variety of roles including observation, reconnaissance, and medivac. It was also used as an observation helicopter early in the
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, before being replaced by the
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in 1966. The Bell 47 was ordered by the British Army as the Sioux to meet specification H.240, with licensed production by
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. In order to comply with the terms of its licence agreement with
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, which prevented it building a U.S. competitor's aircraft, Westland licensed the Model 47 from
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, who had purchased a license from Bell. the first contract was for 200 helicopters. The first 50 helicopters of the contract were built by
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at Gallarate in Italy followed by 150 built by Westland at Yeovil. The first Westland Sioux made its
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on 9 March 1965.


Design

The Sioux is a three-seat observation and
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helicopter. In 1953 the Bell 47G design was introduced. It can be recognized by the full "soap bubble" canopy (as its designer Arthur M. Young termed it), exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle fuel tanks and skid landing gear. In its UH-13J version, based on the Bell 47J, it had a metal-clad tail boom and fuselage and an enclosed cockpit and cabin. The H-13 and its military variants were often equipped with
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panniers, one to each skid, with an acrylic glass shield to protect the patient from wind. A single 260 hp Lycoming VO-435 piston engine was fitted to the 47G variant. Fuel was fed from two high-mounted external tanks. A single two-bladed rotor with short inertial stabilising minor blades was used on the Sioux.


Variants


Military

;YR-13: 28 Bell 47A helicopters procured by the United States Army Air Forces for evaluation. The YR-13 was powered by a Franklin O-335-1 piston engine. 10 of the aircraft were transferred to the U.S. Navy for evaluation as the HTL-1, with two HTL-1s later transferred to US Coast Guard. ;YR-13A: 3 YR-13 aircraft winterized for cold-weather testing in Alaska. Redesignated ''YH-13A'' in 1948. ;HTL-2: US Navy equivalent of the commercial Model 47D. 12 built. ;HTL-3: US Navy equivalent of the commercial Model 47E, powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) Franklin 6V4-200-C32 engine. Nine built. ;H-13B: 65 aircraft ordered in 1948 by the U.S. Army. All Army versions were later named Sioux. ;YH-13C: One H-13B used as engineering testbed. Fitted with skid undercarriage and open, uncovered tailboom. ;H-13C: 16 H-13B aircraft converted to carry external stretchers in 1952, with skid landing gear and open tail boom of YH-13C. ;H-13D: Army two-seat version based on commercial model 47D-1, with skid landing gear, stretcher carriers, and Franklin O-335-5 engine. 87 built. ;OH-13E: H-13D configuration with three-seat aircraft with dual controls. 490 built. ;XH-13F/ Bell 201 : Modified Bell 47G powered by a Continental XT51-T-3 (
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) turboshaft. The first Bell helicopter powered by a turbine engine. ;OH-13G: Three-seater based on commercial model 47-G. Introduced a small elevator on the tailboom. 265 delivered to US Army. ;OH-13H/UH-13H: Based on 47G-2. Equipped with a 250 hp (186 kW) Lycoming VO-435 engine. At least 453 acquired by US Army. UH-13Hs were used by the U.S. Air Force. ;UH-13J: Two Bell 47J-1 Rangers acquired by the U.S. Air Force for VIP transport of the U.S. President. Originally designated ''H-13J''. ;OH-13K: Two converted H-13Hs with a larger diameter rotor and a 225 hp (168 kW) Franklin 6VS-335 engine for test evaluation. ;TH-13L: Originally designated as the Navy ''HTL-4''. ;HTL-5: Utilized a Franklin O-335-5 engine. ;TH-13M: Incorporated a small movable elevator. Originally designated as the Navy ''HTL-6''. ;HH-13Q:Originally the ''HUL-1G'', it was used by the U.S. Coast Guard for search and rescue. ;UH-13R:Powered by an Allison YT63-A-3 turboshaft engine. Original US Navy designation ''HUL-1M''. ;OH-13S:Three-seat observation helicopter based on 47G-3B to replace the OH-13H. 265 received by US Army. ;TH-13T:Two-seat instrument trainer for the U.S. Army based on the 47G-3B-1, powered by 270 hp (201 kW) Lycoming TVO-435-D1B. 411 purchased. ;Sioux AH.1 :General purpose helicopter for the British Army, 50 built by Agusta (Agusta-Bell 47G-3B1) and 250 built by Westland (Westland-Agusta-Bell 47G-3B1). A small number also used by
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of the Royal Marines. ;Sioux HT.2 :Training helicopter for the
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, 15 built by Westland. ;Texas Helicopter M74 Wasp :Texas Helicopter Corporation single-seat conversion of OH-13E helicopters for agricultural use, powered by Lycoming TVO-435-A1E engines. Certified 1976. ;Texas Helicopter M74A :Texas Helicopter Corporation single-seat conversion of OH-13H helicopters for agricultural use, powered by Lycoming TVO-435 engine rated at for 2 minutes. Certified 1977. ;Texas Helicopter M79S Wasp II :Texas Helicopter Corporation conversion for agricultural use, with tandem seating and stub wing fuel tanks. Powered by Lycoming TVO-435 engine rated at for 5 minutes. ;Texas Helicopter M79T Jet Wasp II :Texas Helicopter Corporation conversion of Bell 47G helicopters for agricultural use, powered by
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engines.


Operators

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** VX-10 Squadron ; * Chilean Navy ; * Colombian Air Force ; * Air Defense Force ; * Ecuadorian Air Force ; *
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* National Gendarmerie ; * Bundesgrenzschutz *
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; * Hellenic Air Force ; * Honduran Air Force ; * Icelandic Coast Guard ; * Indonesian Air Force ; *
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; * Jamaica Defence Force ; *
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* Japan Maritime Self Defence Force ; * Royal Malaysian Air Force ; * Maltese Air Wing ; * Mexican Air Force * Mexican Navy ; *
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; * Royal Norwegian Air Force * Paraguayan Air Force ; * Pakistan Army Aviation Corps ; * Peruvian Air Force *
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; * Senegalese Air Force ; *
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operated several helicopters since April 1956. **1st Helicopter Squadron **2nd Helicopter Squadron ; * People's Republic of Yemen Air Force ; * Spanish Air Force * Spanish Army * Spanish Navy
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** No.5 Squadron ; * Republic of China Army ; * Royal Thai Air Force ; * Turkish Air Force ; *
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; * Uruguayan Air Force * Uruguayan Naval Aviation ; * Venezuelan Air Force ; * Zambian Air Force


Surviving aircraft


Canada

* RCN 1387 – HTL-6 on static display at the
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Germany

* 58-5348 – OH-13H on static display at the Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony. * XT548 – Sioux AH.1 on static display at the Flugausstellung Hermeskeil in Hermeskeil, Rhineland-Palatinate.


Pakistan

* OH-13 on static display at the
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South Africa

* XT562 – Bell 47 on static display at Port Elizabeth Branch of the South African Air Force Museum in
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South Korea

* H-13 on static display at the War Memorial of Korea in
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Spain

* OH-13H on static display at the Aeronautical Laboratory of the School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering of the
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in Terrassa, Barcelona.


Taiwan

* 1101 – OH-13H on display at Aviation Education Exhibition Hall, a subsidiary of the Republic of China Air Force Academy. * 2110 – OH-13H on display at Longtan Sports Park at
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, Taiwan.


Thailand

* 56-2182/H7-9/15 – OH-13H on display at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum in
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United Kingdom

Airworthy * XT131 (G-CICN) - Sioux AH.1 airworthy with the Historic Army Aircraft Flight based at RAF Middle Wallop. On display * XT148 – Sioux AH.1 under restoration at the North East Land, Sea and Air Museums in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. * XT190 – Sioux AH.1 on static display at The Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. * XT200 – Sioux AH.1 on static display at the Newark Air Museum in Newark, Nottinghamshire.


United States

;Airworthy ;;OH-13H * 58-1528 – operated by Ocean Air Inc. of
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. ;;TH-13T * 65-8040 – based at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in
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. It is painted as a H-13D. ;On display ;;H-13B * 48-0796 – South Carolina Military Museum in
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. It is the first H-13B airframe, serial number 101, and came off the production line in mid-July 1948. ;;H-13D * 48-0845 – United States Army Aviation Museum in Enterprise, Alabama. ;;OH-13D * 51-2456 - United States Army Medical Department Museum located on base at Fort Sam Houston, in
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. ;;OH-13E * 51-13934 –
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in McMinnville, Oregon. * 51-14010 –
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at Joint Base Langley–Eustis near
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. * 51-14062 or 51-14077 –
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in
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. ;;H-13H * 58-1520 – South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder, South Dakota. ;;OH-13H * 59-4949 - in use as instructional airframe at Portland Community College in
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. ;;UH-13H * 56-2217 – Castle Air Museum in
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. ;;OH-13S * 63-9085 –
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. It wears a "M*A*S*H" paint scheme and is on loan from Amarillo College. * 64-15338 – Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in
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. * 64-15393 – Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in
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. ;;TH-13T * 67-15963 –
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in
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. It has a "M*A*S*H" paint scheme. * 67-17053 – Hill Aerospace Museum in
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. ;;HTL-2 * 122952 – Pima Air & Space Museum in
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. ;;HTL-4 * 128911 –
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. ;;HTL-6 * 142377 –
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. * 142394 – Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in
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. ;;HTL-7 * 145842 – Pima Air & Space Museum in
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. ;;Unknown * Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida has an airworthy XH-13F. * U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Alabama has an H-13D on display.


Specifications (Sioux AH.1)


Popular culture

The H-13 has appeared, and played key roles, in many film and television productions. It has been associated with both the ''
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'' TV series (1972–1983) and the film of the same name (1970), prominently featuring the H-13 in its opening credits, and played a central role in the series finale, which still holds the record as the highest rated single episode broadcast in America. The series helped popularize the H-13 as the helicopter most people now associate with the
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. The H-13 also played a key role in the '' Whirlybirds'' TV series (1957–1959).


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Bibliography

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *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. *


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Bell 47.net
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from ''The International Directory of Civil Aircraft'' by Gerard Frawley {{ADF aircraft prefixes United States military helicopters 1960s British military utility aircraft 1940s United States military utility aircraft
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Agusta aircraft 1940s United States helicopters H-013 Single-engined piston helicopters Aircraft first flown in 1947