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[Photograph of helicopter model NX41860]

Description: Photograph of seven men aboard a single occupancy helicopter prototype. They are hovering a few feet off the ground during its first flight. This particular prototype is the basis for the Bell 47 series, which includes the familiar model with the cockpit encased in a bubble of glass and the tail with exposed welded tube, similar to the helicopter in the photograph.
Date: [1943..]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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AH-1W Firing Test

Description: Footage of an AH-1W SuperCobra weapons test. The film covers test flights 278B, 281A, and 281B and features the tests of the LAU-10 and LAU-61 launchers and the CBU-55 cluster bomb. No sound.
Date: {1985-07-12,1985-07-18}
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Model 309 Firing

Description: Footage of a Bell 309 KingCobra firing its main turret. No sound.
Date: 1971~
Duration: 7 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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BF-018 - 11th Air Assault (B-Roll, Silent)

Description: This film opens with a card explaining the purpose of the 11th Air Assault Division (Test). The film includes footage of the UH-1 Iroquois and the H-13 Sioux. No sound.
Date: 1964
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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BF-1208: Air Transportability, Color Print

Description: A film about the UH-1D, a variant of earlier "short body" Hueys, with a larger cabin capable of sitting a 4-man crew (two pilots and two door gunners) as well as ten soldiers. The Delta model could also be configured to hold six stretchers for medevac operations. No sound.
Date: December 1964
Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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AH-1W Firing Test

Description: Footage of an AH-1W SuperCobra weapons test. The film covers test flights 266A and 266B and features tests of the TOW missile launcher and the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. No sound.
Date: June 21, 1985
Duration: 10 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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BF-245: 209 Presentation (1966)

Description: A film presentation of some of the combat capabilities of the Bell 209, or AH-1 Cobra/HueyCobra. Many of the films in the Bell Helicopter Records only exist as components without a finished work print. This is only the visual component to this film. Its audio track is also available. See "Related Items" below.
Date: 1966
Duration: 2 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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1543: 209 Firing, Fort Sill

Description: Footage from a body-mounted camera showing the AH-1 Cobra firing rockets and its main gun pod. No sound. At the beginning of the film, six uniformed men can be seen standing with the helicopter on the ground.
Date: 1966
Duration: 3 minutes
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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206L Lift, Canada

Description: Footage of a Bell 206L lifting several objects. No sound.
Date: [1977..1989]
Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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540 Air to Air

Description: Test flight of a helicopter using the 540 rotor system.
Date: 1963~
Duration: 8 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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BF-018 - 11th Air Assault (A-Roll, Silent)

Description: This film opens with an update on the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) from then-Major General Harry Kinnard. The 11th was reactivated in 1963 to explore the feasibility of helicopter assault tactics for the U.S. Army. The film includes footage of several aircraft, including the UH-1 Iroquois and the H-13 Sioux. No sound.
Date: 1964
Duration: 11 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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BF-2094: AH-1W Firing Test

Description: Slow-motion footage of an AH-1W SuperCobra test firing the LAU-10 rocket launcher. The film covers test flights 282, 283, and 284. No sound.
Date: {1985-07-19,1985-07-22}
Duration: 10 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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CUH-1D TV Spot, B Roll

Description: B-roll footage for a commercial about a UH-1 model manufactured for the Canadian armed forces. This film exists in four parts: A-roll and B-roll footage, a full-coat audio track, and an optical audio track. These are linked below.
Date: [1962..1966]
Duration: 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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CUH-1D TV Spot, A-Roll

Description: A-roll footage for a commercial about a UH-1 model manufactured for the Canadian armed forces. This film exists in four parts: A-roll and B-roll footage, a full-coat audio track, and an optical audio track. These are linked below.
Date: [1962..1966]
Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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BF-3253: Armed OH-58D Firing and Fort Apache

Description: Video shows several weapons tests of the OH-58D, including the M296 machine gun, Hydra-70 rocket pods, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, and air-to-air Stinger missiles. The video ends with a segment from NBC Nightly News on the use of the then-secret OH-58D. The previously top-secret OH-58D operated out of a converted oil exploration barge nicknamed "Fort Apache," to protect shipping lanes during the Iran-Iraq War.
Date: 1988-08-05~
Duration: 6 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Bell Helicopter Textron
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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