Aircraft Photo of 46-530 / 6530 | Bell XH-15 | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #382273
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:New York, United States
 
Photo Date:March 1948 to December 1948
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 382273
Photo Comment

Most sources assert that the Bell XH-15 was a four-seat helicopter, but judge for yourself. The Bell 54 or XR-15 design lost out to the Firestone XR-14. which never materialised, and three XH-15s were eventually constructed. Relatively powerful with an O-470 engine of 285 hp, the type had a reported ceiling of 20,000 ft and was used for high-altitude trials by the USAF. This photo of the first prototype was presumably taken at KIAG. Photo from: Bell

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