FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet
TCDS 2H1
Bell Helicopter Textron
Certification basis — 14 CFR
Specific sections
- Sec. 21.50
Former holders
- Bell Helicopter Textron
Comments
Republished 5/4/05 to show corrected page grid at bottom of page 1.
Fleet view · 18 registered tails
Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.
Seats
4
2–4 (n=18)
Horsepower
310
260–310
Cruise (kts)
78
78–78
Year of mfr
1958
1957–1965
Engines on the type, by tail count
- LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES 11
- LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES 5
- LYCOMING VO-435-A1D 1
NTSB events
8
across all model variants
Applicable ADs
32
FAA airworthiness directives
Per-tail rate
0.44 events / tail · 1.78 ADs / tail
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.