My parent's business have had a lot of 47s over the last 20 years. I've had plenty of rides but never flown them - the sight and sound of them will always send a shiver up my spine. Great machine.
mustang2005, great video. I remember as a kid my dad worked for Bell Helicopter and every year they would send a new yearly calendar featuring all their helicopters which wasn't very many. It was between 1965 and 1977 so, naturally the Vietnam War was going full bore. But I looked forward to that calendar every year with pictures of the 47G, UH-1Dthrough the UH-1H. I remember when I got my first view of the AH-1 Cobra and thinking what a bad ass helicopter. and, of course it was.
However, when I was about 10, which was 1969 some guy flying a Bell 47J had to do an auto rotation after loosing power and landed in a field across the street from my house and I finally got to look at a 47 model up close as it sat there for 2 days waiting for an A&P mechanic to come out and fix the problem, but I swore right then and there I was going to learn to fly one of those ultra cool machines. I got my first ride in a Hughes 300 and I was hooked. Eventually I learned to fly the 47.
Then progressed on to a 206 Jet Ranger and the 206L-4 Long Ranger. And learning to fly a helicopter has been one of the most enjoyable things I have ever learned. However, even to this day, I still look forward to receiving that new Bell calendar every year in December. It is my favorite Christmas present.
1. What where you pulling on as you were cranking the engine? The collective?
2. As the engine was spooling up - it seemed to have a ratio change midway through the spool up, like a transmission gear change. Does the Bell 47 have a two-speed gearbox?
The throttle is a twist grip on the collective. You do hold the collective down until you're ready to transition to a hover.
For me going into that hover was always magic.
There's no gear change. What you probably heard was the load on the engine and transmission gearbox increasing as the RPM increased. There's a kind of automatic clutch which slowly engages the rotor as the RPM rises - I forget the number. The transmission starts to whine as the rotor begins to turn faster.
he is using the throttle on the collective,,twist ,on and off 3 times,then set to about half throttle,crank engine over when it starts set rpm after you marry needles(throttle to rotor rpm,when that is done ,idle @ 1750 rpm,when your ready to take off set to 2250 rpm,and carb heat hot till heat is in the green,set to cold,and away you go.
"What were you pulling on" ..Twist grip throttle needs about 5 twists to prime the engine before cranking. "Ratio change" ...The txmsn has a centrifugal clutch and engine needs to be run at a high idle to spool up the rotor and get the clutch to engage.
I flew in a bell 47 in 1975 with the Tanzanian air police what an experience flying low over african jungle with wildlife.Great video and sound thank you.
I've flown several makes and models of helicopters in several locations across the globe, but I still enjoy the Bell 47 most of all for pure flying pleasure. They have that unique sound and feel and are about as docile and forgiving as any helicopter could possibly be. They are not a rocketship, but they sure are fun!
i flew in several when i was a kid. could never stay away from them when i saw one at the local muni airport. flew over niagra falls and gettysburg in one. other flights too. they were the ultimate in helis. thanks for the video! fond memories!
Hi yet once again Mustang2005! To add even more information and hopefully lend some insight, the Bell 47 has a centrifugal type clutch much like a go-kart or a mini-bike, only larger and it is designed to allow for automatic separation from the engine should in fail in flight. You can better understand that the need for carb heat is important and it is checked before flight, just like a regular airplane equipped with a carbureted piston engine.
Hi there again Mustang2005. Just to add something for more reference, the carburetor heat is at least as important in a piston powered helicopter that is not fuel injected as the main rotor is not directly connected to the engine crankshaft, and it must be able to separate itself from the engine in the event that a power failure occurs and allow the helicopter to
In response to Chopper894's request for clarification
of what the levers are that are located next to the instrument panel/radio equipment in this video, the first and longer lever is used for carburetor heat and the shorter red lever is for fuel mixture control. I hope this will be of help to you and it is too bad that Bell does not want to support their original flagship any more! They are still a great helicopter! Long live the Bell 47!
Thanks for the clarification. I always wondered what they were as well. I knew the red had to be mixture. But I didn't know that it had carb heat...interesting :) I thought that was only prop planes.
I've always wanted to know what the big leaver is for, just left of the Transponder as we look at it. Could anyone explain, Mixture setting maybe? Many Thanks.
Yes it is a great helo. It's one of my favorites. It's attached to the jeep because it's on a wooden platform. It was inside the hangar. It had to be pulled out. Check out my other vids. I have about 3 other videos with this helo.
Can you still buy a replacement bubble canopy for these?
sanfranciscobay 2 months ago
@sanfranciscobay i dunno im the passenger
mustang2005 2 months ago
My parent's business have had a lot of 47s over the last 20 years. I've had plenty of rides but never flown them - the sight and sound of them will always send a shiver up my spine. Great machine.
Lepricious 11 months ago
Nice to know it didn't start on the first try! Had my basic helo training back in the 70's in a '47.
MacJimmyMac 1 year ago
What's up with the transponder? 0000?
av8trbbv 1 year ago
pretty cool...piston powered helo
Mattessj 1 year ago
@mustang2005 I always used to think it looked very ungainly, but it has kind of a weird sense of beauty in it
zbehlik5 1 year ago
@mustang2005 thanks for the post. I've come to really like this particular aircraft
zbehlik5 1 year ago
@zbehlik5 :D
mustang2005 1 year ago
looks exciting... flying above the ground soaring with the eagles..
mmirza00 1 year ago
@mmirza00 :)
mustang2005 1 year ago
comme la 2 cv
Alain042000 1 year ago
I see that you got the chromed out interior...did you get the leather package as well? =D
I got mine with heated seats, bullet proof glass, kicker audio, and a whole lot of bull s***!
DynastyPercussion 1 year ago
@DynastyPercussion i dunno its not my heli lol
mustang2005 1 year ago
all helis are old just the one that look new had bee refirbushed and have modifactions to make thhem look and fly better
ganster205 1 year ago
Love the sound of a Bell but Love the relaibilty of a Robinson more so.
yumyumsashimi 1 year ago
Its the best piston machine Ive flown. A good solid rotor system and autorotates with little effort.
shovanes1 2 years ago 2
I have flown this machine and there is nothing better then when the engine fires what a great sound will never get tired of that.
downwash17 2 years ago 4
Dito!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DanBell47 2 years ago
That Lycoming engine still sounds good. Thanks for posting.
BIGBLOCK5022006 2 years ago 9
Is there a newer version of this awesome helicopter?
NoThInG1337rofl 2 years ago
yea helicopters you see today lol
mustang2005 2 years ago
A newer version of the BELL 47.
NoThInG1337rofl 2 years ago
um any bell helicopter you see... lol
mustang2005 2 years ago
New bell helicopters that looks like this in the video -.-
NoThInG1337rofl 2 years ago
dude this is like a 1960 helicopter... lmao
mustang2005 2 years ago
Bell ceased production in Dec. '73.
DanBell47 2 years ago
mustang2005, great video. I remember as a kid my dad worked for Bell Helicopter and every year they would send a new yearly calendar featuring all their helicopters which wasn't very many. It was between 1965 and 1977 so, naturally the Vietnam War was going full bore. But I looked forward to that calendar every year with pictures of the 47G, UH-1Dthrough the UH-1H. I remember when I got my first view of the AH-1 Cobra and thinking what a bad ass helicopter. and, of course it was.
greg8698 3 years ago
awesome!
mustang2005 3 years ago
However, when I was about 10, which was 1969 some guy flying a Bell 47J had to do an auto rotation after loosing power and landed in a field across the street from my house and I finally got to look at a 47 model up close as it sat there for 2 days waiting for an A&P mechanic to come out and fix the problem, but I swore right then and there I was going to learn to fly one of those ultra cool machines. I got my first ride in a Hughes 300 and I was hooked. Eventually I learned to fly the 47.
greg8698 3 years ago
Then progressed on to a 206 Jet Ranger and the 206L-4 Long Ranger. And learning to fly a helicopter has been one of the most enjoyable things I have ever learned. However, even to this day, I still look forward to receiving that new Bell calendar every year in December. It is my favorite Christmas present.
greg8698 3 years ago
Have always been a Bell 47 fan great video Mustang
hkpsg01 3 years ago
thanks
mustang2005 3 years ago
Questions:
1. What where you pulling on as you were cranking the engine? The collective?
2. As the engine was spooling up - it seemed to have a ratio change midway through the spool up, like a transmission gear change. Does the Bell 47 have a two-speed gearbox?
Thanks for a awesome video of a great helicopter.
divisioneight 3 years ago
As much as I'm into avation, I have no idea. I don't know aircraft mechanically.
mustang2005 3 years ago
The throttle is a twist grip on the collective. You do hold the collective down until you're ready to transition to a hover.
For me going into that hover was always magic.
There's no gear change. What you probably heard was the load on the engine and transmission gearbox increasing as the RPM increased. There's a kind of automatic clutch which slowly engages the rotor as the RPM rises - I forget the number. The transmission starts to whine as the rotor begins to turn faster.
Try a flight!
KutWrite 3 years ago
he is using the throttle on the collective,,twist ,on and off 3 times,then set to about half throttle,crank engine over when it starts set rpm after you marry needles(throttle to rotor rpm,when that is done ,idle @ 1750 rpm,when your ready to take off set to 2250 rpm,and carb heat hot till heat is in the green,set to cold,and away you go.
megikon 3 years ago 3
"What were you pulling on" ..Twist grip throttle needs about 5 twists to prime the engine before cranking. "Ratio change" ...The txmsn has a centrifugal clutch and engine needs to be run at a high idle to spool up the rotor and get the clutch to engage.
Sid447 2 years ago
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DanBell47 3 years ago
Are you on a trailer? You seem high, relative to the Jeep...
pf126p 3 years ago
I flew in a bell 47 in 1975 with the Tanzanian air police what an experience flying low over african jungle with wildlife.Great video and sound thank you.
zanzibar1973 3 years ago
wow that sounds pretty awesome. your welcome
mustang2005 3 years ago
que maravilla un bell 47g
josetiburon2007 4 years ago
That's a lotta bling on your instrument cluster!
bumblechicken69 4 years ago
hehehe
mustang2005 4 years ago
I've flown several makes and models of helicopters in several locations across the globe, but I still enjoy the Bell 47 most of all for pure flying pleasure. They have that unique sound and feel and are about as docile and forgiving as any helicopter could possibly be. They are not a rocketship, but they sure are fun!
Classic63EType 4 years ago 2
.. how much is that bell 47 hellicopter??? hmmm it so cute ... u wish i could ride with you guys ... thank ...
darkangel14394 4 years ago
i dont know and call the guy lol
STATEN ISLAND HELICOPTERS INC.
27 GREENCROFT LANE
STATEN ISLAND, NY.10308
718-966-7396
mustang2005 4 years ago
there are a couple for sale right now at $150,000 USD.....but you probably could find one for less
MykillMetal 2 years ago
I flew a 47. I remember waiting forever for the CHT's to come up. You can't jump in and go.
RobertGary1 4 years ago
sweet. i wish he would of let me fly it
mustang2005 4 years ago
nice procedure.
manhill 4 years ago
love those old 47's. found this video while looking for the old TV show "The Whirlybirds" -- Thanks!
mobius1111 4 years ago
welcome
mustang2005 4 years ago
i flew in several when i was a kid. could never stay away from them when i saw one at the local muni airport. flew over niagra falls and gettysburg in one. other flights too. they were the ultimate in helis. thanks for the video! fond memories!
mobius1111 4 years ago
heh heh, i like these dinky little choppers *MASH theme music playing*. it's their simplicity that makes them cool.
the start up made me laugh. sounded like the airplane sound effect from sesame street lol.
eviltman 4 years ago
WOW!! Iowaboomer could you be anymore interesting!! This is so entertaining!! And not at all coma-inducing!
ShinjitsuNoIta 4 years ago
that was pretty cool.
mustangpapi76 4 years ago
love the panel, i sometime get to fly in long and jetrangers.
flynreel 4 years ago
whats the tow rope from heli to jeep for?????thats a new one for me???
zubax 4 years ago
the helicopter is sitting on a trailer made for a helicopter and the jeep pulls it out and into the hangar
mustang2005 4 years ago
interesting that blades start write up when engine starts. Schweizer pilot here and we have to engage them after warm-up...
notar1 4 years ago
wow
mustang2005 4 years ago
im all for Bell but i like the 407 alot more than the 47
gezelle007 5 years ago
Hi yet once again Mustang2005! To add even more information and hopefully lend some insight, the Bell 47 has a centrifugal type clutch much like a go-kart or a mini-bike, only larger and it is designed to allow for automatic separation from the engine should in fail in flight. You can better understand that the need for carb heat is important and it is checked before flight, just like a regular airplane equipped with a carbureted piston engine.
Classic63EType 5 years ago
Ah, interesting. Thanks!
mustang2005 5 years ago
Hi there again Mustang2005. Just to add something for more reference, the carburetor heat is at least as important in a piston powered helicopter that is not fuel injected as the main rotor is not directly connected to the engine crankshaft, and it must be able to separate itself from the engine in the event that a power failure occurs and allow the helicopter to
autorotate normally if the engine suddenly quits.
Classic63EType 5 years ago
In response to Chopper894's request for clarification
of what the levers are that are located next to the instrument panel/radio equipment in this video, the first and longer lever is used for carburetor heat and the shorter red lever is for fuel mixture control. I hope this will be of help to you and it is too bad that Bell does not want to support their original flagship any more! They are still a great helicopter! Long live the Bell 47!
Classic63EType 5 years ago
Thanks for the clarification. I always wondered what they were as well. I knew the red had to be mixture. But I didn't know that it had carb heat...interesting :) I thought that was only prop planes.
mustang2005 5 years ago
I've always wanted to know what the big leaver is for, just left of the Transponder as we look at it. Could anyone explain, Mixture setting maybe? Many Thanks.
Chopper894 5 years ago
Thanks for putting this up, the Bell 47 is still a great helo. Why is it attached to the Jeep and did you actually fly or was this just a test run?
djlateral 5 years ago
Yes it is a great helo. It's one of my favorites. It's attached to the jeep because it's on a wooden platform. It was inside the hangar. It had to be pulled out. Check out my other vids. I have about 3 other videos with this helo.
mustang2005 5 years ago