"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/07/2016 at 17:38 • Filed to: planelopnik

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“Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things, and I’ll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.”

-Lawrence Bell, founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 01/07/2016 at 17:46

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I see a man who paid a civilian way too much money before just getting an Air Force pilot to fly the thing.

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 17:58

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Well, that seemed like the most logical plane to put with Bell’s photo.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 01/07/2016 at 18:00

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Bell 206 Best Bell

Also Best 206 (Sorry Cessna)

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 18:02

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Ever see the first 206? It was plug ugly.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 01/07/2016 at 18:03

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hnnnngggggg

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > ttyymmnn 01/07/2016 at 18:06

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plugly

ttyymmnn > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/07/2016 at 18:14

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From what I read, Bell made a point of making the 206 more aesthetically pleasing so they could sell it to the civilian market. And boy, did they nail it.

Jayhawk Jake > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 19:51

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Cessna ain't care, same company