The Bell 214ST (“Super Transport”) first flew in 1977. Derived from the Bell 214, itself derived from the UH-1 “Huey,” the 214ST was substantially bigger and more powerful than the original design. Bell had great hopes for the type, but in the end less than one hundred were produced. A not-inconsiderable part of the problem was that the 214ST was designed to be produced in Iran which, at the time, was an American ally; of course, Iran soon fall to forces of the Stupid Age, and that put an end to notions of Bell designs being manufactured in Iran. It was roughly similar to the Sikorsky UH-60 in size and performance. Bell continued to push for customers into the 1990’s (the art below was published in 1982), but production ended in 1992 without any big contracts.
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One response to “Bell Super Transport Artwork”
We used 214st’s in civil operations rarely. While the lift available was awesome, the endurance was really bad. It carried a lot of fuel but went through it *fast*. Much worse when we need aircraft to fly the fuel to where all the aircraft are remotely staged to begin with and now this beast needs feeding.