Oct 8, 2021 · The current TH-57B was introduced in 1981 and the TH-57C was introduced in 1982. The TH-57 sundown will begin in fiscal year 2022 and conclude in the fiscal year 2024 timeframe.

The TH-57 Sea Ranger provides advanced instrument flight rules (IFR) training to several hundred aviation students a year at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. TH-57 sundown...

In 1993, the U.S. Army chose the Bell 206B-3 as the winner of the New Training Helicopter competition, to serve as its primary training helicopter, the TH-67 Creek. The number of TH-67s being divested by the Army is too small to impact civilian markets.

The TH-57 well prepares student Naval Aviators for larger and heavier fleet aircraft. Prospective Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard helicopter pilots spend approximately 106 hours flying...

In January 1968, the US Navy purchased 40 commercial Bell 206A as the TH-57A Sea Ranger to use as their primary helicopter trainer. In 1989 they were replaced by the commercial Bell 206B-3 designated as TH-57B for primary training under visual flight rules.

The TH-57 Sea Ranger is a military version of Bell 206, a two-bladed multipurpose utility helicopter. This training helicopter is intended for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, and also being used for photo, chase, and utility missions.

The TH-57 is the sole platform for primary helicopter flight training for student aviators (USN, USMC, USCG) and foreign military pilots. The TH-57 aircraft is the military version of the...

HT-18 flies both the TH-57B Sea Ranger and the TH-57C Sea Ranger. The Squadron's nickname is "Vigilant Eagles" Transition student aviators through basic and advanced rotary wing pilot training.

Max Speed: 140 mph: 225 km/h: 121 kt: Climb: 1,260 ft/min: 384 m/min: Ceiling: 20,000 ft: 6,095 m

The Navy obtained 51 TH-57Bs and 89 TH-57Cs. In 2007, the Navy initiated a program with L3 Communications to update 128 surviving TH-57Bs and TH-57Cs to the "TH-57D Common Standard", with the upgraded aircraft to feature: A "glass cockpit" with twin color multifunction displays (MFDs).