Bell 30

Bell 30
Bell 30 flight testing
Role Experimental helicopter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bell Aircraft
Designer Arthur M. Young
First flight 26 June 1943[1]
Introduction 1943
Retired 1944
Status Preserved
Number built 3
Developed into Bell 47

The Bell 30 is the prototype for the first commercial helicopter, and the first helicopter built by the Bell Aircraft Company.[2] Designed by Arthur M. Young, the type served as a demonstration testbed for the successful Bell 47.[2]

  1. ^ Note:Aerofiles has the date as the 29 December 1942
  2. ^ a b The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.