Helicopter

Description

FIG. 1 is a left side view of the helicopter;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

Portions of the rotor blades in FIGS. 5 and 6 are shown broken away for convenience of illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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D278227 April 2, 1985 Johnston, Jr.
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5093677 March 3, 1992 McMahon
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Other references
  • Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1995-1996, p. 30, Canada-Aircraft, "Twin-turbine Bell 407T". Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1995-1996, p. 25, Aircraft: Canada, Bell 2064-4 "Long Ranger IV". Canadian Design Patent No. 35187, Mar. 29, 1972 United Aircraft Corporation, East Hartford, Conn. USA.
Patent History
Patent number: D388048
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 1996
Date of Patent: Dec 23, 1997
Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Inventors: Rodney Sherwood Taylor (Bedford, TX), Bobby Alton Collins (Bedford, TX), Timothy Myron Hazen (Bedford, TX), Walter Charles Joiner (Arlington, TX)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Attorneys: Mark D. Perdue, Robert A. Felsman
Application Number: 0/54,389