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Stock
1 pilot in the right seat + up to 9 passengers.
PICTURE SHIP
Bell Huey
Huey-class medium helicopter · Bell 212 single-engine conversion (Honeywell T53)
The classic Huey silhouette, flying today. The Bell Huey puts the unmistakable Bell medium-lift look on screen, with a big open cabin for up to nine and medium-lift power. It's the picture ship for period pieces, military drama, rescue and big ensemble moments.
Classic Huey silhouette
The unmistakable Bell medium-lift look, flying today.
Big open cabin
Room for up to nine passengers, doors open.
Starlink-ready live downlink
Can be equipped with Starlink for a live video feed to video village, for real-time review anywhere in the world.
Seating configurations
Who rides along
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On-screen cabin
Talent on the cabin seats, doors open.
Performance & capacity
The numbers producers ask for
Economy cruise
110kt
at sea level
Vne
130kt
Range / endurance
336nm
on standard fuel; 624 nm with aux fuel, no reserve; 3.07 h endurance on standard fuel
Service ceiling
20,000ft
Hp
Hover IGE
7,800ft
at max gross weight, sea level; 6,800 ft at ISA +20 °C
Rate of climb
1,420ft/min
at 65 KIAS
Useful load
5,210lb
max gross weight 11,200 lb
External load
5,000lb
- Cabin
- 7.67 ft L × 8.0 ft W × 4.33 ft H; 220 ft³, plus a 28 ft³ baggage compartment
- Engine
- 1 × Honeywell T53-17A or -17B, 1,800 shp uninstalled (1,290 shp takeoff transmission rating)
- Crew positions
- Single pilot, right seat
- How it's filmed
- From an XBRAND camera ship, from the ground, or handheld in the cabin
Custom wraps
Custom wraps available on every airframe.
Base airframe: Bell 212, single-engine conversion by Eagle Copters. Manufacturer figures from Eagle Copters. Manufacturer published specs for the stock single-engine conversion of the Bell 212. XBRAND's picture-ship configuration, with wraps and mission equipment, may perform differently.
Flown with Savage Aviation as our primary aircraft supplier.
In flight
Watch the Huey
On location
The Huey at work
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