Bell 47#Aircraft on display

Early models varied in appearance, with open cockpits or sheet metal cabins, fabric covered or open structures, some with four-wheel landing gear.

Later model D and Korean War H-13D and E types settled on a more utilitarian style. The most common model, the 47G introduced in 1953, can be recognized by the full "soap bubble" canopy,{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrH3rU8lL3Q |title=Arthur Young on the Helicopter (Part 2) |last=Young |first=Arthur M. |medium=YouTube |time=10:15 to 11:45 |access-date=April 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/zrH3rU8lL3Q |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live |format=YouTube |quote="I thought the bubble was a great idea, and we tried it. It consisted of taking a large sheet of Plexiglas, and a plywood form, cut for the final dimension for the outside of the bubble, then heating the Plexiglas, putting it under the plywood form, letting air pressure come up through the middle, and it would blow just like a soap bubble. And, then we had a gauge saying how far to blow, and when it reached that point, we turned off the air pressure."}}{{cbignore}} exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle fuel tanks and skid landing gear.

The later three-seat 47H had an enclosed cabin with full cowling and monocoque tail boom. It was an attempt to market a "luxury" version of the basic 47G. Relatively few were produced.

Engines were Franklin or Lycoming vertically mounted piston engines of 175 to 305 HP (130 to 227 kW). Seating varied from two (early 47s and the later G-5A) to four (the J and KH-4).

In April 2011 there were 1068 registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States{{Cite web |url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=BELL&Modeltxt=47&PageNo=1 |title=FAA |access-date=September 22, 2010 |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513235700/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=BELL&Modeltxt=47&PageNo=1 |url-status=dead }} and 15 in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |url=http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=BELL%2047 |title=CAA |access-date=September 22, 2010 |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513220609/http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype=BELL%2047 |url-status=dead }}

Bell 47s were produced in Japan by a Bell and Kawasaki venture; this led to the Kawasaki KH-4 variant, a four-seat version of the Model 47 with a cabin similar to the Bell 47J. It differed from the "J" in having a standard uncovered tail boom and fuel tanks like the G series. It was sold throughout Asia, and some were used in Australia.

In February 2010, the Bell 47 type certificates were transferred to Scott's Helicopter Services.{{Cite news|url = http://www.shephard.co.uk/news/rotorhub/certificate-transfer-boosts-support-of-model-47/5623/|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130421103054/http://www.shephard.co.uk/news/rotorhub/certificate-transfer-boosts-support-of-model-47/5623/|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 21, 2013|title = Certificate transfer boosts support of Model 47|access-date = 10 June 2011|last = Bell Helicopter|author-link = Bell Helicopter|date = February 2010|work = Shephard Group Limited}} The sister company that was formed, Scott's – Bell 47, is in the process of starting production of a turboshaft powered version of the Bell 47, the 47GT-6, using a Rolls-Royce RR300 engine and with composite rotor blades, with deliveries planned from 2016.{{cite web|last=Majumdar|first=Dave|title=HELI-EXPO: 1950s Era Bell Model 47 helicopter to return to production |date=6 March 2013|publisher=Flightglobal|access-date=8 March 2013|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heli-expo-1950s-era-bell-model-47-helicopter-to-return-to-production-383099/}}

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The Bell 47 entered US military service in late 1946, and operated in a variety of versions and under different designations for three decades. It was designated H-13 Sioux by the US Army, and during the Korean War, it served a variety of roles, including reconnaissance and scouting, search and rescue, and medevac.

The "Telecopter" was a Bell 47 rented by television station KTLA in Los Angeles, California. It was outfitted with a television camera and it made the world{{'}}s first flight by a television news helicopter on July 3, 1958, with its inventor, John D. Silva, aboard. When the television station reported it was receiving no video, Silva exited the helicopter{{'}}s cockpit to climb onto its landing skid while it hovered at 1,500 feet (457 m) so he could investigate the microwave transmitter bolted to its side, where he discovered a vacuum tube had failed due to vibration and hot weather. After Silva fixed the problem overnight, the Telecopter made the world's first successful television news flight on July 4, 1958.Pool, Bob, "Obituary: John D. Silva, 92; TV Engineer Devised the World's First News Helicopter," The Washington Post, December 11, 2012, p. B6.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had a number of Bell 47s during the Apollo program, used by astronauts as trainers for the lunar lander. Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan had a nearly disastrous crash into the Indian River in Florida in 1971, before his flight to the Moon.{{Cite web |title=The Helicopter that Fell to Earth, Gene Cernan's Bell 47 Crash, January 23, 1971 |url=https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Cernan-Helo-1971.htm |access-date=2008-02-03 |website=www.check-six.com}} The 47 has also served as the helicopter of choice for basic helicopter flight instruction in many countries.

• 13 May 1949, a Bell 47 set an altitude record of {{convert|18550|ft|m}}.McGowen, p. 56.
• 21 September 1950, first helicopter to fly over the Alps.
• 17 September 1952, Bell pilot Elton J. Smith set a world distance record for piston helicopters of {{convert|1217|mi|km}} by flying nonstop from Hurst, Texas, to Buffalo, New York. As of 2018, this record still stands.{{Cite web |date=17 September 1952 |title=FAI Record ID #976 |url=http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=976 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045432/http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=976 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=18 November 2013 |website=Fédération Aéronautique Internationale}}

: Section source: Complete Encyclopedia{{Cite book |title=The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft |publisher=Barnes & Noble Books |year=1997 |isbn=0-7607-0592-5 |editor-last=Donald |editor-first=David |chapter=Bell Model 47}}

;47: Pre-production version, powered by a {{convert|178|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Franklin piston engine. Ten pre-production examples built, which varied in appearance.

;47A: Improved version of the Bell 47, powered by a {{convert|175|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Franklin O-335-1 piston engine.

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;47B: Equivalent to the military YR-13/HTL-1, powered by the {{convert|175|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Franklin O-335-1.

:;47B-3: Agricultural/utility version with open crew positions. Also, offered in a version to the US Postal Service as the Bell Airmailer.[https://books.google.com/books?id=jiQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78 "The Bell Airmailer", Popular Mechanics, July 1947, p. 78].

;47C

;47D: First to appear with a molded "soap bubble" canopy.

:;47D-1: Introduced in 1949, it had an open tubework tail boom reminiscent of the Bell Model 30 and three seats.

;47E: Powered by a {{convert|200|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Franklin 6V4-200-C32 engine.

;47F

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;47G: Combines a {{convert|149|kW|order=flip|abbr=on}} Franklin engine with the three-seat configuration of the 47D-1 and introduced the twin saddle-bag fuel tank configuration.

:;47G-2: Powered by the Lycoming VO-435 engine. Produced under license by Westland Aircraft as the Sioux for the UK military.

:;47G-2A: Powered by a {{convert|179|kW|order=flip|abbr=on}} VO-435.

:;47G-2A-1: Wider cabin, improved rotor blades and increased fuel capacity.

:;47G-3: Powered by a supercharged {{convert|168|kW|order=flip|abbr=on}} Franklin 6VS-335-A.

:;47G-3B: Powered by a turbocharged {{convert|209|kW|order=flip|abbr=on}} Lycoming TVO-435.

:;47G-4: Three-seat helicopter powered by an Avco Lycoming VO-540 engine.

:;47G-5: A three-seat utility version. A two-seat agricultural version was later known as the Ag-5. The 47G-5 remained in production even after H & J production had ended.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

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;Bell 47H-1: A three-seat version with an enclosed cabin and fuselage.

;47J Ranger: A four-seat version powered by a VO-435 engine.

;47K:Military two-seat training variant of the 47J.

: See H-13 Sioux

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;IH-1

:Brazilian Navy designation of the Model 47G.{{Cite web |title=Brazilian Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/brazil.html |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=designation-systems.net}}

;IH-1A

:Brazilian Navy designation of the Model 47D-1.

;H.PhT.2

:({{langx|th|ฮ.ผฑ.๒}}) Royal Thai Armed Forces designation for the Kawasaki-built Model 47G-3B-114.{{Cite web |title=Thai Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/thailand.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=designation-systems.net}}

Agusta A.115 1971 Italian prototype of a Bell 47J with an unclad, tubular tail boom, and powered by a Turbomeca Astazou II turboshaft engine

Meridionali/Agusta EMA 124 Italian prototype with redesigned forward fuselage. Not produced.{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=M. J. H.|year=1989|title=Jane's encyclopedia of aviation|location=London|publisher=Studio Editions|isbn=1-85170-324-1|page=40}}{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=R. W.|title=Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft|year=1998|publisher=Airlife Publishing|location=Ramsbury|page=37}}

Kawasaki KH-4 Japanese production version with redesigned, lengthened cabin, and redesigned control system

Carson Super C-4

El Tomcat Mk.II Bell 47G-2 modified extensively for agricultural spraying by Continental Copters Inc. First flew in April 1959, followed by further improved versions.

:For all military operators, regardless of the actual model, see Bell H-13 Sioux operators

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;{{CAN}}

• Ontario Lands and Forests{{Cite web |url=http://www.bushplane.com/aircraft/aircraft-bell47d/ |title=Bell 47D CFT-ODM – CBHC |access-date=October 11, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724010826/http://www.bushplane.com/aircraft/aircraft-bell47d/ |url-status=dead }}

;{{ITA}}

• Carabinieri{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/italy/carab/ital-carab-home.htm |title= Italy Paramilitary Police Aviation |publisher= aeroflight.co.uk |access-date=7 February 2013}}
• Guardia di Finanza{{cite web|url=http://www.elicotteriweb.it/?page_id=2842 |title=Inaugurato il Museo Storico del Servizio Aereo della Guardia di Finanza |publisher= .elicotteriweb.it |access-date=7 February 2013}}
• Vigili del Fuoco{{cite web |title=AB 47 Vigili del Fuoco |trans-title=AB 47 Fire Brigade |url=http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/739/ |access-date=7 February 2013 |language=Italian, English}}{{cite web |title=Vigili del Fuoco Agusta / Agusta-Bell AB 47 I-VFEN |trans-title=Fire Department Agusta / Agusta-Bell AB 47 I-VFEN |url=http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/202799/i-vfen-italy-vigili-del-fuoco-agusta-agusta-bell-ab-47/ |access-date=7 February 2013 |language=Italian, English}}

;{{USA}}

• Los Angeles City Fire Department{{cite web |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202131.html |title = Helicopter Market 1973 pg. 264 |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2015}}
• Los Angeles Police Department
• New York City Police Department{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1968/1968%20-%201215.html |title= Helicopter Market 1968 pg. 59|publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date=1 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/New-York-Police/Bell-47D-1/2161214/L/&sid=de282fec5c2d1a6c424089573ddb1cfa |title= New York Police Bell-47D |publisher=Demand media |access-date=7 February 2013}}

;Canada

• CF-ODM – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.{{cite web|title=Bell 47D CFT-ODM|url=http://www.bushplane.com/index.php?id=aircraft-bell47d|website=Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre|access-date=2 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell 47D-1, c/n 654, c/r CF-ODM|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=155753|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=3 March 2017}}
• Unknown ID – Bell 47G on static display at the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Alberta. It was assembled from parts and represents a Bell 47D.{{cite web|title=Bell 47G (1970)|url=http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/Aircraft/Bell_47G_(1970)|website=Alberta Aviation Museum|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819120416/http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/Aircraft/Bell_47G_%281970%29|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Bell 47D|url=http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com/otw_pm_portfolio/bell-47|website=Alberta Aviation Museum|access-date=2 March 2017}}
• CF-NHH – Bell 47G on static display at The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary, Alberta. It was built by college students from parts and has never flown.{{cite web|title=BELL 47G|url=http://www.thehangarmuseum.ca/exhibits/bell-47g|website=The Hangar Flight Museum|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027050445/https://www.thehangarmuseum.ca/exhibits/bell-47g|url-status=dead}}
• CF-GWD – Bell 47D-1 on display at the Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Quebec.{{cite web|url= https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/phase2/mod11e.html|title= The Bell 47D-1 Helicopter|access-date= 22 August 2021|author= Dan Gallacher and Chris Kitzan|work= historymuseum.ca|date= November 2001|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210225201137/https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/phase2/mod11e.html|archive-date= 25 February 2021|url-status= live}}
• CF-FZX – Bell 47G-4 on display at the British Columbia Aviation Museum.{{cite web|url= https://www.bcam.net/the-choppers/|title= Bell Model 47D|access-date= 22 August 2021|author= British Columbia Aviation Museum|author-link= British Columbia Aviation Museum|work= bcam.net|date= 15 August 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210301194330/https://www.bcam.net/the-choppers/|archive-date= 1 March 2021|url-status= live}}
• C-FIVE – Bell 47J-2 on display at the Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, British Columbia.{{cite web|url= http://www.canadianflight.org/content/bell-47j-ranger-0|title= Bell 47J Ranger|access-date= 22 August 2021|author= Canadian Museum of Flight|author-link= Canadian Museum of Flight|work= canadianflight.org|year= 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210304062243/http://www.canadianflight.org/content/bell-47j-ranger-0|archive-date= 4 March 2021|url-status= live}}

;Chile

• H-03 (Chilean Air Force) – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio in Santiago.{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell 47D-1, s/n H-03 FACh, c/n 655|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=152980|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=3 March 2017}}

;France

• 710 (French Air Force) – Bell 47G on static display at the Musée de l’air et de l’espace in Le Bourget, Île-de-France.{{cite web |title=Bell 47G |url=http://www.museeairespace.fr/aller-plus-haut/collections/bell-47g |website=Musée Air + Espace |access-date=19 July 2020}}

;Germany

• AS+058 (German Army) – Agusta-Bell 47G-2 on static display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Bavaria.{{cite web|title=Agusta-Bell 47 G, 1959|url=http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/collections/transport/aeronautics/helicopters/agusta-bell-47-g|website=Deutsches Museum|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026154228/http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/collections/transport/aeronautics/helicopters/agusta-bell-47-g|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell-Agusta-Bell AB-47G-2, s/n AS+058 Luftwaffe, c/n 79-030, c/r N10002|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=28142|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=3 March 2017}}

;Japan

• JA7008 – Kawasaki-Bell 47D-1 (one of first two aircraft of All Nippon Airways) on static display at ANA Safety Education Center, nearby Haneda Airport. It was once displayed at {{ill|Transportation Museum of Japan|ja|交通博物館}} until its closure in 2006.{{cite web |title=日本におけるベル47ヘリコプターの歴史 |trans-title=The history of the Bell 47 helicopter in Japan |url=http://dansa.minim.ne.jp/His-C&M-Bell47-000-31-ANA.htm#7007 |access-date=12 February 2020 |website=dansa.minim.ne.jp |language=ja}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

;Malta

• AS7201 – Bell 47G-2 on static display at the Malta Aviation Museum in Ta'Qali. It was the first aircraft of the Armed Forces of Malta and was donated to the museum on 31 May 2008.{{cite web|title=Agusta Bell 47G-2 AS7201|url=http://www.maltaaviationmuseum.com/agusta-bell-47g-2|website=Malta Aviation Museum|publisher=Malta Aviation Museum Foundation|access-date=2 March 2017}}

;New Zealand

• NZ3705 – Bell 47G-3B-1 on static display at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Wigram, Canterbury.{{cite web |title=Bell 47G-3B-1 Sioux |url=http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/aircraft/bell-47g-3b-1-sioux |website=Air Force Museum of New Zealand |access-date=15 December 2020}}

;Norway

• LN-ORW – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø, Nordland.{{cite web|title=Bell 47 D-1|url=http://luftfartsmuseum.no/fly/bell-47-d-1|website=Norsk Luftfartsmuseum|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303043944/http://luftfartsmuseum.no/fly/bell-47-d-1/|archive-date=3 March 2017|url-status=dead}}

;Spain

• HE.7B-31 – AB-47G-3B1 on static display at the Museo Aeronáutico de Málaga in Málaga, Andalusia.{{cite web|title=What to see|url=http://www.aeroplaza.org/what-to-see/#bell-47-eng|website=Museo Aeronáutico de Málaga|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027043232/https://www.aeroplaza.org/what-to-see/#bell-47-eng|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell-Agusta-Bell AB-47G-3B1, s/n HE.7B-31 EdA, c/n AB-1613, c/r EC-DZL|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=4490|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=3 March 2017}}

;Sweden

• Unknown ID – Bell 47G on static display at the ABBA: The Museum in Stockholm. It had previously been featured on the cover for ABBA's 1976 album Arrival.{{cite web|title=On the museum|url=http://www.abbathemuseum.com/en/on-the-museum|website=ABBA The Museum|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128214531/http://www.abbathemuseum.com/en/on-the-museum|archive-date=28 January 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|last1=Rolander|first1=Niclas|title=Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!... An ABBA Museum in Stockholm|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324266904578457010081667882|website=Wall Street Journal|access-date=17 July 2016|date=2 May 2013}}

;Switzerland

• HB-XAE – Bell 47G-2 on static display at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne.{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell 47G-1, c/n 0689, c/r G-AVKS|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=13807|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=2 March 2017}}

;United Kingdom

• G-AZYB (painted in former SABENA markings as OO-SHW) – Bell 47H on static display at the Helicopter Museum in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. It supported a scientific expedition in Antarctica.{{cite web|title=The Collection [American]|url=http://helicoptermuseum.co.uk/american.htm|website=The Helicopter Museum|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509013320/http://helicoptermuseum.co.uk/american.htm|archive-date=9 May 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell47 / H-13 Sioux, c/n 1538, c/r G-AZYB|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=29689|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=2 March 2017}}

;United States

• N5H – Bell 47B on static display at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|title=Bell 47B|url=http://americanhelicopter.museum/aircraft/bell-47b|website=American Helicopter Museum & Education Center|access-date=2 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N5H]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5H|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=March 3, 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201316/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5H|url-status=dead}}
• N3H – Bell 47 on static display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum in Niagara Falls, New York.{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N3H]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3H|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=May 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513113406/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3H|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Aviation Photo #0716698|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bell-Aircraft/Bell-47/716698|website=Airliners|publisher=Leaf Group Ltd.|access-date=3 March 2017}}{{Better source needed|date=March 2017}}
• N116B – Bell 47B on static display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.{{cite web|title=Bell 47B|url=http://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/bell-47b|website=Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721075549/https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/bell-47b|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell 47B, c/n 0036 (47B), c/r N116B|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=15773|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=3 March 2017}}
• N39KH – Bell 47D on static display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California.{{cite web|title=Aircraft on Display|url=http://www.hiller.org/museum/aircraft-on-display|website=Hiller Aviation Museum|access-date=20 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N39KH]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N39KH|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320232724/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N39KH|url-status=dead}}
• LV-AEE – Bell 47B-3 on static display at the Classic Rotors Museum in Ramona, California.{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Jos|title=Complete (Historical) Civil Rotorcraft Register of Argentina|url=http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/lv.php|website=Rotorspot|publisher=Jos Stevens|access-date=3 March 2017}}{{cite book|last1=Skaarup|first1=Harold|title=California Warplanes|date=2012|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9781475901450|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BJ4Q_TPoXgMC|access-date=20 March 2017}}
• LV-AEF – Bell 47B-3 on static display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum in Niagara Falls, New York.{{cite web|last1=Meegan|first1=Ken|title=LV-AEF|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/namcys11/17680566770|website=Flickr|access-date=3 March 2017|date=8 June 2014}}{{Better source needed|date=March 2017}}
• 82 – Bell 47D1 on static display at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantaphotos.com/tellus-helicopter.html|title=1948 Bell-47 helicopter in the Motion gallery at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville|website=www.atlantaphotos.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-25}}
• N996B – Bell 47H-1 on static display at the Niagara Aerospace Museum in Niagara Falls, New York.{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N996B]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=996B|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303123742/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=996B|url-status=dead}}
• N8010E – Bell 47H on static display at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|title=Bell 47H|url=http://americanhelicopter.museum/aircraft/bell-47h|website=American Helicopter Museum & Education Center|access-date=2 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Airframe Dossier – Bell 47H-1, c/n 1355, c/r N8010E|url=http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=14179|website=Aerial Visuals|publisher=AerialVisuals.ca|access-date=2 March 2017}}
• Unknown ID – On static display at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|title=Bell 47D-1 / H 13D|url=http://americanhelicopter.museum/aircraft/bell-47d-1-h-13d|website=American Helicopter Museum & Education Center|access-date=2 March 2017}} It is a Bell 47D-1 that has converted to an H-13 and painted in "M*A*S*H"configuration.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
• Unknown ID – Bell 47D-1 on static display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York.{{cite web|title=Arthur Young. Bell-47D1 Helicopter. 1945|url=http://www.moma.org/collection/works/2234|website=MoMA|publisher=The Museum of Modern Art|access-date=2 March 2017}}
• Unknown ID – Bell 47 on static display at the Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum in Mentone, Indiana.{{cite news|last1=Peryam|first1=Jennifer|title=Rotors Over Mentone Fly-In August 27 At Aircraft Museum|url=https://www.newsnowwarsaw.com/rotors-mentone-fly-august-27-aircraft-museum|access-date=3 March 2017|work=News Now Warsaw|publisher=News Now Warsaw|date=22 August 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Eshleman|first1=Marc|title=A SUMMER FOR HISTORY: THE BELL AIRCRAFT MUSEUM|url=http://www.inkfreenews.com/2016/06/10/a-summer-for-history-the-bell-aircraft-museum/|access-date=3 March 2017|work=Ink Free News|publisher=InkFreeNews.com|date=10 June 2016}}{{cite web|title=Aero-TV: Lawrence Bell's 47H – The Original Businessman's Helicopter|url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=92f0799b-3350-404b-8140-f9eb3191dcd4|website=Aero News Network|publisher=Pauli Systems, LC|access-date=3 March 2017|date=8 Sep 2010}}
• Unknown ID – Bell 47 on static, climbable display at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.{{cite web|title=African Grasslands, Wildlife Management Headquarters.|url=https://www.omahazoo.com/scott-african-grasslands|website=African Grasslands|publisher=omahazoo.com|access-date=3 Nov 2023}}

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;Austria

• OE-XDM – Bell 47 G-3B-1T (a former United States Army TH-13T) airworthy with The Flying Bulls in Salzburg.{{cite web|title=50 YEARS BELL 47 "SOLOY" of the Flying Bulls|url=http://www.flyingbulls.at/en/events-stories/news/2016/50-years-bell-47-soloy-of-the-flying-bulls|website=The Flying Bulls|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=12 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212145147/https://www.flyingbulls.at/en/events-stories/news/2016/50-years-bell-47-soloy-of-the-flying-bulls|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Aircraft OE-XDM Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/OE-XDM.html|website=Airport-Data.com|access-date=8 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Aircraft D-HEBA Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/D-HEBA.html|website=Airport-Data.com|access-date=8 March 2017}}

;Australia

• A1-402 - Bell 47 G former Australian Army 161 Independent Recce Flight on static display at HARS Parkes Aviation Museum

;United States

• N2490B – Bell 47G-2 airworthy at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N2490B]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2490B|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=5 March 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305113924/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2490B|url-status=dead}}
• N7576 – Bell 47G-2A airworthy at the Classic Rotors Museum in Ramona, California.{{cite web|title=Aircraft N7576 Data|url=http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N7576.html|website=Airport-Data.com|access-date=20 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N7576]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7576|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320144341/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7576|url-status=dead}}
• N6356X – Continental Copters Bell 47G airworthy at the Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas.{{cite web|last1=Glover|first1=Scott|title=The Bell 47|url=http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/plane-Bell47.html|website=Mid America Flight Museum|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908051154/http://www.midamericaflightmuseum.org/plane-Bell47.html|archive-date=8 September 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=FAA REGISTRY [N6356X]|url=http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6356X|website=Federal Aviation Administration|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201235/http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6356X|url-status=dead}}

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|related=

• Agusta A.115
• Bell 47J Ranger
• Bell 201/XH-13F
• Bell 207 Sioux Scout
• Bell H-13 Sioux
• Continental Copters El Tomcat
• Kawasaki KH-4
• Meridionali/Agusta EMA 124

|similar aircraft=

• Canadian Home Rotors Safari
• Hiller OH-23 Raven
• Hughes TH-55 Osage
• Sikorsky S-300
• Enstrom F-28
• Kamov Ka-15

|lists=

• List of military aircraft of the United States
• List of most-produced rotorcraft

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{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |last= Donald |first= David |title= The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft |year= 1997 |publisher= Barnes & Noble |location= NY, NY |isbn= 0-7607-0592-5 }}
• {{cite magazine|last=Elliot|first=Bryn|title=Bears in the Air: The US Air Police Perspective |magazine=Air Enthusiast|date=March–April 1997|issue=68|pages=46–51 |issn=0143-5450}}
• {{cite journal|last1=Elliott|first1=Bryn|title=On the Beat: The First 60 Years of Britain's Air Police, Part One |journal=Air Enthusiast |date=January–February 1999 |issue=79 |pages=68–75 |issn=0143-5450}}
• {{cite journal |last1=Elliott|first1=Bryn|title=On the Beat: The First 60 Years of Britain's Air Police, Part Two|journal=Air Enthusiast|date=May–June 1999|issue=81|pages=64–69 |issn=0143-5450}}
• {{cite book |last= Frawley|first= Gerard|title=The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2003–2004 |year= 2003 |publisher=Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd |location= Fyshwick, ACT, Australia |isbn=1-875671-58-7 }}
• {{cite book|last=Jane|first=Fred T|author2=Taylor, Michael John Haddrick|year=1989|title=Jane's encyclopedia of aviation|location=New York|publisher=Portland House|isbn=0-517-69186-8}}
• Mutza, Wayne. H-13 Sioux Mini in Action. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1995. {{ISBN|0-89747-345-0}}
• McGowen, Stanley S. Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Weapons and warfare series. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2005. {{ISBN|1-85109-468-7}}
• {{cite book|last=Pelletier|first=Alain J|year=1992|title=Bell Aircraft since 1935|location=Annapolis, Md|publisher=Naval Institute Press|isbn=1-55750-056-8}}
• {{cite journal|title=Pentagon Over the Islands: The Thirty-Year History of Indonesian Military Aviation|journal=Air Enthusiast Quarterly |date=n.d. |issue=2 |pages=154–162 |issn=0143-5450}}
• {{cite journal|author=Riley, David|title=French Helicopter Operations in Algeria|journal=Marine Corps Gazette|date=February 1958}} pp. 21–26.
• {{cite book|last=Shrader|first=Charles R.|year=1999|title=The first helicopter war: logistics and mobility in Algeria, 1954–1962|location=Westport, CT|publisher=Praeger|isbn=0-275-96388-8}}
• {{cite book|last=Spenser|first=Jay P.|year=1998|title=Whirlybirds a history of the U.S. helicopter pioneers|location=Seattle|publisher=University of Washington Press in association with Museum of Flight|isbn=0-295-98058-3}}
• United States, Headquarters Department of the Army, Army Concept Team in Vietnam. Final Report of Essential Load of Scout Helicopters. Saigon, Vietnam: Army Concept Team in Vietnam, 1966.

{{Commons}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131112094248/http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Exhibits/AirAndSpace/AirAndAircraft/Bell47G5/Bell47G5.php Model 47G] Museum site
• [http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=70 Model 47G specs] from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft by Gerard Frawley
• [http://www.scottsbell47.com/models.html Scott's – Bell 47, Inc] the current type certificate holder
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20041012161823/http://www.bell47.net/Family/_Bell47Family.htm The Bell 47 Helicopter Family]

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