Publication: Air Power History
Publication Date: 22-SEP-05
Format: Online - approximately 559 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Dorr, Robert F.
Article Excerpt
The "What is it?" aircraft in our last issue was the Bell HSL anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter operated by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s.
It was the only tandem-rotor helicopter ever built by Bell. A four-seater with two pilots and two Sonar operators, it was packed with ASW gear and was intended to carry several kinds of ordnance.
The Navy initially ordered three HSL-1s. The first made its initial flight on March 4, 1953, but progress with testing was delayed by technical glitches. Still, after considering...
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