Bell H-13 Sioux

Bell H-13 Sioux adalah helikopter ringan berbilah dua, mesin tunggal, dibangun oleh Bell Helicopter. Sioux diproduksi Pesawat Westland bawah lisensi untuk militer Inggris sebagai Sioux AH.1 dan HT.2.

Pada tahun 1947, United States Army Air Forces (kemudian Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat ) memesan peningkatan Bell Model 47A. Kebanyakan yang ditunjuk YR-13 dan tiga versi winterized yang ditunjuk YR-13A. Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat pertama menggunakan Bell 47 pada tahun 1948 di bawah penamaan H-13. Helikopter ini kemudian akan menerima nama Sioux.^[1]

Referensi

1. Donald, David, ed. "Bell Model 47". The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Barnes & Nobel Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.

• Donald, David (1997). The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. NY, NY: Barnes & Noble. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5. 
• Frawley, Gerard (2003). The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2003–2004. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-875671-58-7. 
• Gunston, Bill (1986). American Warplanes. New York: Crown Publishers Inc. ISBN 0-517-61351-4. 
• Harding, Stephen (1990). US Army Aircraft since 1947. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-102-8. 
• James, Derek N. (1991). Westland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-847-X. 
• Mutza, Wayne (1995). H-13 Sioux Mini in Action. Carrollton, TX, USA: Squadron/Signal Publications. ISBN 0-89747-345-0. 
• Pelletier, Alain J (1992). Bell aircraft since 1935. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-056-8. 
• Riley, David (February 1958). "French Helicopter Operations in Algeria". Marine Corps Gazette: pp. 21–26. 
• Shrader, Charles R. (1999). The first helicopter war: logistics and mobility in Algeria, 1954–1962. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-96388-8. 
• Spenser, Jay P. (1998). Whirlybirds a history of the U.S. helicopter pioneers. Seattle: University of Washington Press in association with Museum of Flight. ISBN 0-295-98058-3. 
• Taylor, Michael John Haddrick (1989). Jane's encyclopedia of aviation. New York: Portland House. ISBN 0-517-69186-8. 
• 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.

Pranala luar

• Bell 47.net
• Bell 47 Diarsipkan 2002-04-26 di Wayback Machine. Enthusiast site
• Model 47G specs from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft by Gerard Frawley