Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum - Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter
Bill Maloney
4/7/2008

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Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter Specifications:

Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
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Bell H-13 at the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey Museum in Teterboro, NJ Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA
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H-13 Sioux Helicopter at the Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association Museum in Willow Grove, PA Bell H-13 Helicopter at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ
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  Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter at the Militia Museum of Vermont in Essex Junction, VT

Fuselage Length: 31 feet 6 inches
Rotor Diameter:
48 feet
Height:
37 feet, 2 inches
Crew:
1 + 2 Passenger or 2 Litters
Weight:
Empty 1,900 lbs Loaded - 2,900 lbs
Max Speed: 105 mph
Cruise Speed: 85 mph
Range: 250 miles
Service Ceiling: 10,500 feet
Fuel Capacity: 61 gallons
Powerplant: Franklin 6V4-200-C32AB air cooled opposed 6 cylinder gas engine 200hp
Armament:
  None
First Flight : 1946
Cost: $

Here's a Youtube video of a Bell H-13 Helicopter with a bit of a bite! And a Youtube video of Bell 47, the civilian version of the H-13 helicopter lifting off, hovering and taking off. It is a bit jerky but it shows the Sioux off very well.

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