A visit to the Valley.

[olderndirt]

Were John Ford westerns made anywhere else?  This Bell 47 is the easiest sim chopper is the easiest to fly.

[pivo11]

Nice rocks and all but that is an ugly helicopter! 

[Bushpounder]

Agree, Fritz! It's as basic as one can get, but at the time, it did the job and was a workhorse. As frail looking as it is, she saved a lot of lives over the years.

BP;)

[penzoil3]

That's the chopper you see, in all the M*A*S*H episodes.

[pivo11]

Sept 1, 2024 10:53:43 GMT -5 penzoil3 said:

That's the chopper you see, in all the M*A*S*H episodes.

Really?  All I can remember are the shots of the baskets carrying the wounded. 

[olderndirt]

Most tubing used in those days was 4037 steel with the cabin area a little more sturdy.  The Bell 47G used a 200 hp Franklin 6-banger and held the altitude record of 18500' (set his altimeter to 29.92 for a few seconds).  The look alike Aerospatiale Lama came out twenty years later with a 450 hp turboshaft and set a new record of 40814' - nothing like horsepower and technology. 

[penzoil3]

Designed at the end of World War II, the Bell 47 is known to most people as the helicopter in the M*A*S*H TV series.

It was successfully used in Korea for behind-the-lines support and for evacuation of wounded to Medevac units. The integrated strategy of deploying MASH units close to the front lines and the widespread use of helicopters for Medevac dramatically reduced combat mortality rates compared to those in WWII.

www.fantasyofflight.com/collection/aircraft/currently-not-showing-in-museum/korean-war-post-wwii/1954-bell-47g/

[penzoil3]

MASH intro -lots of B-47s.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_07O2hiS74