Specifications
AI Description
- Configuration: Passenger/Corporate
- Fresh paint and interior
- Cargo hook provisions
- Equipped with Dart floats
- Engine type: Alison C28
- Time since new: 8,670 hours
- Engine stage times remaining:
- Stage 1: 1,435 hours
- Stage 2: 619 hours
- Stage 3: 1,452 hours
- Stage 4: 2,377 hours
- Component times remaining:
- FCU: 268 hours
- MRB: 860 hours
- TRB: 385 hours
- TGB: 3,250 hours
- MGB: 3,640 hours
- Avionics:
- Garmin touch screen GPS
- Garmin GMA 350 audio panel
- King 196 second radio
- King 76 transponder
- Exterior: White gloss paint with red and black stripes
- Interior: Tan leather seats with new beige carpets
About this Model
Overview
The Bell 206L-1 LongRanger is a single-turbine, skid-gear helicopter derived from the 206 JetRanger, with a longer fuselage to increase cabin volume and seating. It is commonly selected for missions that value straightforward systems, predictable handling, and broad support infrastructure over high cruise speeds or heavy-lift performance. Buyers typically evaluate it as a practical platform for short-to-medium legs, point-to-point access, and field work where landing flexibility matters.
Mission Fit
The LongRanger tends to fit missions where a modest cruise profile is acceptable and the operational advantage is vertical access, quick turns, and the ability to work from constrained sites. It can support a range of mission kits (doors-off, cargo provisions, specialized avionics) depending on configuration, but capability is highly weight- and environment-dependent.
Cabin
Compared with shorter 206 variants, the L-1’s longer cabin supports more flexible seating and improved passenger/cargo accommodation for a light single. Noise and vibration levels are typical of legacy light helicopters, and comfort is strongly influenced by interior refurbishment, seat type, and installed soundproofing. Visibility is generally a strong point for both pilots and passengers, especially in observation-oriented configurations.