Campbell
Helicopters
BELL 212 Pilot Training Manual
BELL 212
PILOT TRAINING MANUAL
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BELL 212 Pilot Training Manual
MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUBJECT CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
AIRCRAFT GENERAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
CREW COMPARTMENT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
FUSELAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
FUEL SYSTEM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
POWER PLANT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
POWER TRAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
MAIN ROTOR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9
TAIL ROTOR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
FLIGHT CONTROLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
FLIGHT CONTORLS IFR BELL SYSTEM --------------------------------------------------------- 12
FLIGHT CONTROLS SPERRY IFR SYSTEM ---------------------------------------------------- 13
HYDRAULICS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
AVIONICS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
WEATHER RADAR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
UTILITY SYSTEMS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
SERVICING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
WEIGHT AND BALANCE/PERFORMANCE ------------------------------------------------------ 19
EXPANDED PERFORMANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20
CAUTION AND WARNING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22
OPERATING LIMITATIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
212 - 412 DIFFERENCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24
KITS AND ACCESSORIES----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
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components required in the manufacture of
Introduction the basic helicopter vehicle. On July 2,
Bell Helicopter Textron started from the Bell 1960, the defense group of Bell Aircraft
Aircraft Company's early developments in Corporation (Niagara Frontier Division, Bell
the helicopter field during World War II, Helicopter, and Hydraulic Research and
which produced the world's first Manufacturing Company) was sold outright
commercially licensed helicopter in March to Textron Incorporated of Providence, RI.
1946. By 1950, the commercial and military Founded as a textile manufacturer in 1928,
helicopter business had grown to such Textron Incorporated changed its name and
proportions as to warrant the establishment its corporate identity in 1952 and almost
of a separate Helicopter Division, which immediately embarked upon a broad multi-
moved into its new facilities at Fort Worth, product program which now has given it 28
Texas, in 1952. divisions, with more than 50,000 employees
working in 126 plants in the United States
and Canada. Today the products of Textron
This move was made for the purpose of fall into these four basic categories: 18
establishing an integrated facility that could percent metal products, 17 percent
concentrate its full attention to the design, consumer, 48 percent aerospace, and 17
development and production of rotary wing percent industrial. This healthy
aircraft. The facilities and management diversification coupled with an experienced
techniques that have been developed and and stable operating organization has
continuously updated represent the most resulted in a steady growth in sales and
modern capabilities in the United States earnings during the last ten years. Textron's
today for the development and production varied and flexible structure has the
of VTOL systems. They provide Bell financial strength to give full support to a
Helicopter Textron with a complete in-house major defense contractor and civilian
capability to produce VTOL systems production company such as Bell Helicopter
including the full range of engineering Textron.
talents, and the ability to produce all
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1970
BH-212
1973 1981
BH-212 412
BELL IFR (FIN) BELL VFR
1975
BELL (SPERRY 212)
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