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Measured figures
206B Jetranger II · including rotors
Single source38 ft 9.5 in (11.824 m) including rotors[source]
Z-9B · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 206 | Harbin Z-9 |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Medium multi-purpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
12.11 m (39 ft 9 in)[source]
Cruise; 206B Jetranger II · at MTOW, 5,000 feet
Single sourceMaximum; 206B Jetranger II · at MTOW (sea level)
Single source122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h) at MTOW (sea level)[source]
120 kn (140 mph, 220 km/h) at MTOW, 5,000 feet[source]
Cruise; Z-9B · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Z-9B · Maximum speed
Single source206B Jetranger II · at MTOW
Single source206B Jetranger II · cruise speed, no reserves
Single source337 nmi (388 mi, 624 km) at MTOW, 5,000 feet, cruise speed, no reserves[source]
Ferry; Z-9B · with internal auxiliary tank
Single source1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) with internal auxiliary tank[source]
206B Jetranger II · at MTOW
Single source20,000 ft (6,100 m) at MTOW[source]
Z-9B · Hovering ceiling in ground effect
Single sourceZ-9B · Hovering ceiling out of ground effect
Single sourceZ-9B · Service ceiling
Single source4,500 m (14,800 ft) Hovering ceiling in ground effect: 2,600 m (8,500 ft) Hovering ceiling out of ground effect: 1,600 m (5,200 ft)[source]
206B Jetranger II · 1,350 ft/min (
Single source1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)[source]
Z-9B · Endurance
Single source5 hours[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 7,300[source] | 200+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1962–2017[source] | 1981–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1967[source] | 1994[source] |
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| First flight | December 8, 1962 (206) January 10, 1966 (206A)[source] | 1981[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell YOH-4[source] | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin[source] |
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| Variants | Bell OH-58 Kiowa Bell 407[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Bell 400 TwinRanger[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 4 passengers[source] | 10 passengers or 1,900 kg (4,189 lb) payload internal, 1,600 kg (3,527 lb) payload slung[source] |
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| Fuselage length | 31 ft 2 in (9.50 m)[source] | — |
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| Interior dimensions | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) length, by 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m) width, by 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) height, plus 16 ft 3 (453 L) baggage compartment[source] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 873 sq ft (81.1 m 2 )[source] | 111.98 m 2 (1,205.3 sq ft) swept area[source] |
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| Blade section | – NACA 0012 mod (11.3%)[source] | — |
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| Maximum speed at 5,000 ft | 116 kn (133 mph; 215 km/h) at MTOW[source] | — |
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| Disk loading | 4 lb/sq ft (20 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.09 hp/lb (0.15 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Pakistan Naval Air Arm[source] |
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| Variant | — | Harbin Z-19[source] |
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| Guns | — | two fixed 23 mm Type 23-2 (AM-23) cannon on attack variants.[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Pylons for rockets, gun pods, ET52 torpedo , HJ-8 anti-tank missiles, or TY-90 air-to-air missiles.[source] |
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