General Information

Serial #

136224

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Predom. steel & aluminum; plexiglass windows; rubber tires.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.49 m

Width

10.77 m

Height

2.91 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bell

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Texas

City

Fort Worth

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Taken on strength (TOS) by the Canadian Forces on March 8, 1972; retired from service on March 1995.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Military reconnaisance & observation; support of ground forces in the field; some Kiowas were also used as trainers.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Lettering stenciled or painted on both sides of cabin reads: "CUT HERE FOR/EMERGENCY RESCUE"; lettering stenciled or painted on front of nose section reads: "136224"; lettering stenciled or painted on both sides of tail reads: "DANGER/KEEP AWAY"; lettering on decals on main rotors reads: "bh/HELICOPTERS/FORT WORTH, TEXAS/A extron COMPANY".

Missing

- refer to Condition Report

Finish

Predom. dark & medium green camouflage pattern; black stenciled or painted markings; black landing gear (skids & wheels); clear windows; red stripes on tail rotors; yellow tips on main rotor blades; red painted fuel hatch; silver pitot tube on nose.

Decoration

None.