Fort Worth AF FW206

The Fort Worth AF FW206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by the Fort Worth Aircraft Factory. Originally developed as the Fort Worth AF YOH-04/62 for the American People's Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, it was not selected by the Army. Bell redesigned the airframe and successfully marketed the aircraft commercially as the five-place FW206A JetRanger. The new design was eventually selected by the Army as the OH-58/69. FWAF also developed a seven-place LongRanger, which was later offered with a twin-engined option as the TwinRanger, while Tridair Helicopters offers a similar conversion of the LongRanger called the Gemini ST. The ICAO-assigned model designation "B06" is used on flight plans for the JetRanger and LongRanger, and the designation "B06T" is used for the twin-engined TwinRangers.