| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GEXP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 230 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 230 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell 230 |
| C/n (msn): | 43902 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Montréal - Mirabel InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Quebec, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYMX IATA: YMX Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 11 September 1991 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 429471 |
| Photo Comment |
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The prototype Bell 230, C-GEXP, on a test flight over Mirabel Airport on Sep. 11, 1991. After 222B/222UT production ended in the late 1980s, Bell relaunched the line in Mirabel, Quebec as the Model 230 with RR/Allison 250-C30 engines replacing the 222's LTS101s. Two original 222B and 222UT prototypes became 230 prototypes. C-GEXP was originally a 222UT (msn 47503, N3177U and later N35AZ). The first 230 prototype flew on August 12, 1991. This airframe later received a cabin stretch and 4-blade rotor to become a Bell 430 prototype. It's been displayed for many years in front of the Bell Helicopter Textron Canada plant. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 January 2022, and has since been viewed 378 times. |