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[Photograph of workers at the Avionics Hot Bench]

Description: Photograph of two individuals working at computers known as the Avionics Hot Bench (AHB), which provides the ability to maintain the new avionics of the helicopter by enabling testing and troubleshooting. The bottom left of the photograph has the test Bell Helicopter TEXTRON 027277.
Date: 1980
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[Photograph of helicopter model NX41860]

Description: Photograph of seven men aboard a single occupancy helicopter prototype. They are hovering a few feet off the ground during its first flight. This particular prototype is the basis for the Bell 47 series, which includes the familiar model with the cockpit encased in a bubble of glass and the tail with exposed welded tube, similar to the helicopter in the photograph.
Date: [1943..]
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