Specifications
Broker
HILLER AVIATION CONSULTING
AI Description
- Model: BELL 206L-4 LONGRANGER
- Engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
- Particle separator installed
- Good main rotor and tail rotor blade times remaining
- High skid gear with flitesteps
- Dual rotor brake kit
- Bell Flight Instrument Group
- Air Comm heater system with defroster kit
- Air Comm air conditioning with single forward evaporator
- Concorde sealed lead acid battery
- Van Horn tail rotor blades
- Nicad external oil filter kit
- Dual control provisions
- AAI left and right-hand folding maintenance steps
- AAI left and right-hand maintenance handles/steps
- Crew and passenger wedge windows
- Avionics:
- Garmin GMA-350H audio panel
- Bendix/King KX-165 VHF comm radio
- Bendix/King KY-196A VHF comm radio
- L-3 Lynx NGT-9000(d) ADS-B in and out
- Bendix/King HSI KI-525 compass system
- Interior: Clean gray cloth seats with gray aero-mat carpet, full interior plastic kit
About this Model
Overview
The Bell 206L-4 LongRanger is a stretched, single-engine turbine helicopter in the 206 family, commonly selected for utility, passenger transport, patrol, and aerial work where simplicity and established support infrastructure matter. Compared with earlier LongRanger variants, the L-4 is typically associated with higher allowable gross weight, which can translate into more payload or fuel flexibility for the same mission profile. It is a conventional, two-blade rotor design that prioritizes predictable handling and straightforward day-to-day operation over high-speed performance.
Mission Fit
The LongRanger is most at home on missions that value versatility: moving small teams and equipment, running frequent shuttles, or supporting aerial work with the right optional equipment. It is less aligned with use cases that depend on twin-engine dispatch expectations or unusually demanding hot/high performance, where payload restrictions can become limiting.
Cabin
The elongated cabin provides more passenger and baggage flexibility than short-cabin 206 variants, supporting practical seating for multiple occupants and gear with good all-around visibility—useful for both passenger transport and observation-oriented work. Comfort and noise/vibration characteristics depend heavily on interior completion, soundproofing, and mission equipment; many aircraft are configured to match specific roles rather than a uniform executive standard.