Scott’s acquires TC, supports Bell 47
Scott’s Helicopter Services of Le Sueur, Minn., has acquired the type certificate and assumed all aspects of commercial spares support, technical support a

Scott’s Helicopter Services of Le Sueur, Minn., has acquired the type certificate and assumed all aspects of commercial spares support, technical support and continued airworthiness for the Bell 47 (H-1, 2H1 and 2H3 models). The aircraft will be known as “Scott’s-Bell 47.” Scott’s is a Bell-approved customer service facility.

The Bell 47 made its first flight on Dec. 8, 1945, and more than 5,600 were built before production ended in 1974. Approximately 800 remain in service worldwide and an estimated 500 of those are in the U.S. The 47 was the first helicopter certified by the FAA, the first used by all branches of U.S. armed forces, the first helicopter used as a gunship, to cross the Swiss Alps, to carry a U.S. president and to spray crops–a role it continues today. NASA used the 47 as a lunar module training aid for Apollo astronauts.

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