Vermont Military Museum - Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter
Bill Maloney
12/5/2009

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01 Bell H-13 Helicopter 02 Bell H-13 Helicopter Litter 03 Bell H-13 Helicopter Cockpit 04 Bell H-13 Helicopter Rotor Hub
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05 Bell H-13 Fuel Tank 06 Bell H-13 Tail Rotor

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
  Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter
  Bell H-13 Sioux Helicopter at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum in Rio Grande, NJ

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: $

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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.