Friday, 13 August 1976

Bell 222 Prototype Test Flight C/N 47001 N9988K

The first test flight of the bell 222 Prototype C/N 47001 N9988K
carried out on friday the 13th of August 1976 by Donald Lee Bloom and Lou Hartwig

The test took place at the Bell Helicopter Facility in Arlington Texas. Notice she has the T-Bar tail and also the tail boom currently lacks the stabilizers that are normally sticking out the side of the tail section.

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron

Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron
Bell 222 C/N 47001 - N9988K (c) Bell Textron