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[The XH-40 Flight Demonstration] captions transcript

[The XH-40 Flight Demonstration]

Video footage of Bell Helicopters' XH-40 flight demonstration for the U. S. Army. The XH-40 is a six-place, turboshaft-powered light helicopter, designed with the primary mission of battlefield medical evacuation. Operated by one or two pilots, it could carry four passengers. Bell Aircraft Corporation Chief Pilot Floyd W. Carlson and Chief Experimental Test Pilot Elton J. Smith made the first flight of the Bell Model 204 (designated XH-40-BF serial number 55-4459 by the United States Army) at Bell’s helicopter factory in Hurst, Texas.
Date: October 20, 1956
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bell Helicopter tandem aircraft] captions transcript

[Bell Helicopter tandem aircraft]

Video footage produced by Bell Aircraft Corporation's contract with the U. S. Navy to produce Bell Helicopters' first tandem-motor craft.
Date: 1953
Creator: Motion Picture Division
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bell Helicopter test drills] captions transcript

[Bell Helicopter test drills]

Video footage from Bell Aircraft Corporation on various drills and test flights.
Date: 195X
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
CUH-1D TV Spot, B Roll captions transcript

CUH-1D TV Spot, B Roll

B-roll footage for a commercial about a UH-1 model manufactured for the Canadian armed forces. This film exists in four parts: A-roll and B-roll footage, a full-coat audio track, and an optical audio track. These are linked below.
Date: [1962..1966]
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
CUH-1D TV Spot, A-Roll captions transcript

CUH-1D TV Spot, A-Roll

A-roll footage for a commercial about a UH-1 model manufactured for the Canadian armed forces. This film exists in four parts: A-roll and B-roll footage, a full-coat audio track, and an optical audio track. These are linked below.
Date: [1962..1966]
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
CUH1-D TV Spot, Optical Audio Track captions transcript

CUH1-D TV Spot, Optical Audio Track

Optical audio track for a commercial about a UH-1 model manufactured for the Canadian armed forces. This film exists in four parts: A-roll and B-roll footage, a full-coat audio track, and an optical audio track. These are linked below.
Date: [1962..1966]
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
CUH1-D TV Spot, Full-Coat Magnetic Audio Track captions transcript

CUH1-D TV Spot, Full-Coat Magnetic Audio Track

Full-coat audio track for a commercial about a UH-1 model manufactured for the Canadian armed forces. This film exists in four parts: A-roll and B-roll footage, a full-coat audio track, and an optical audio track. These are linked below.
Date: [1962..1966]
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Two-Blade Rotor Test, Color Print, Silent captions transcript

Two-Blade Rotor Test, Color Print, Silent

Recording of a tail rotor spin test. No sound.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
AH-1W Firing Test captions transcript

AH-1W Firing Test

Footage of an AH-1W SuperCobra weapons test. The film covers test flights 278B, 281A, and 281B and features the tests of the LAU-10 and LAU-61 launchers and the CBU-55 cluster bomb. No sound.
Date: {1985-07-12,1985-07-18}
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Model 309 Firing captions transcript

Model 309 Firing

Footage of a Bell 309 KingCobra firing its main turret. No sound.
Date: 1971~
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-018 - 11th Air Assault (B-Roll, Silent) captions transcript

BF-018 - 11th Air Assault (B-Roll, Silent)

This film opens with a card explaining the purpose of the 11th Air Assault Division (Test). The film includes footage of the UH-1 Iroquois and the H-13 Sioux. No sound.
Date: 1964
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
278: 209 Rocket Pod Drop Test at Fort Hood captions transcript

278: 209 Rocket Pod Drop Test at Fort Hood

Footage of an AH-1 Cobra jettisoning its rocket pods during testing at Fort Hood. No sound.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-1208: Air Transportability, Color Print captions transcript

BF-1208: Air Transportability, Color Print

A film about the UH-1D, a variant of earlier "short body" Hueys, with a larger cabin capable of sitting a 4-man crew (two pilots and two door gunners) as well as ten soldiers. The Delta model could also be configured to hold six stretchers for medevac operations. No sound.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
AH-1W Firing Test captions transcript

AH-1W Firing Test

Footage of an AH-1W SuperCobra weapons test. The film covers test flights 266A and 266B and features tests of the TOW missile launcher and the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. No sound.
Date: June 21, 1985
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-195: 540 Rotor Blade captions transcript

BF-195: 540 Rotor Blade

Hover test of the 540 rotor system. No sound.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-245: 209 Presentation (1966) captions transcript

BF-245: 209 Presentation (1966)

A film presentation of some of the combat capabilities of the Bell 209, or AH-1 Cobra/HueyCobra. Many of the films in the Bell Helicopter Records only exist as components without a finished work print. This is only the visual component to this film. Its audio track is also available. See "Related Items" below.
Date: 1966
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
1543: 209 Firing, Fort Sill captions transcript

1543: 209 Firing, Fort Sill

Footage from a body-mounted camera showing the AH-1 Cobra firing rockets and its main gun pod. No sound. At the beginning of the film, six uniformed men can be seen standing with the helicopter on the ground.
Date: 1966
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
206L Lift, Canada captions transcript

206L Lift, Canada

Footage of a Bell 206L lifting several objects. No sound.
Date: [1977..1989]
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
540 Air to Air captions transcript

540 Air to Air

Test flight of a helicopter using the 540 rotor system.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-018 - 11th Air Assault (A-Roll, Silent) captions transcript

BF-018 - 11th Air Assault (A-Roll, Silent)

This film opens with an update on the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) from then-Major General Harry Kinnard. The 11th was reactivated in 1963 to explore the feasibility of helicopter assault tactics for the U.S. Army. The film includes footage of several aircraft, including the UH-1 Iroquois and the H-13 Sioux. No sound.
Date: 1964
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-2094: AH-1W Firing Test captions transcript

BF-2094: AH-1W Firing Test

Slow-motion footage of an AH-1W SuperCobra test firing the LAU-10 rocket launcher. The film covers test flights 282, 283, and 284. No sound.
Date: {1985-07-19,1985-07-22}
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-064: Oil Well Work Over Rig - Otis Engineering captions transcript

BF-064: Oil Well Work Over Rig - Otis Engineering

The film depicts a demonstration of personnel from Otis Engineering assembling parts of a work over drilling rig using a Bell 204. No sound.
Date: May 30, 1964
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF-358: AH-1G HueyCobra NETT Operations captions transcript

BF-358: AH-1G HueyCobra NETT Operations

Footage of the AH-1G HueyCobra New Equipment Transition Team (NETT). No sound.
Date: 1967
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library
278: 209 Rocket Pod Drop Test at Fort Hood, Black and White captions transcript

278: 209 Rocket Pod Drop Test at Fort Hood, Black and White

Black and white footage of an AH-1 Cobra jettisoning its rocket pods during testing at Fort Hood. No sound.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
System: The UNT Digital Library