Bell ARH-70A Arapaho

The Bell ARH-70A is a light military helicopter designed for the United States Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program. With a crew of two and optimized for urban combat, the ARH-70A was slated to replace the Army's aging OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The ARH-70A was built with off-the-shelf technology; the airframe was based on Bell's commercially successful Bell 407. An Army press release referred to the ARH-70A by the name Arapaho. Bell's ARH demonstrator, a modified Bell 407 (s/n 53343/N91796), first flew on 3 June 2005. The first flight of the ARH-70A was on 20 July 2006, at Bell's XworX facility in Arlington, Texas, by prototype #2 (s/n 53904/N44548). Limited Edition. Signed and Numbered by the Artist. See More.