page_title: Bell 47J Ranger
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Bell 47J Ranger / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Bell UH-13J Sioux at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
context_page_description: The Bell 47J Ranger is an American single-engine single-rotor light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It was an executive variant of the highly successful Bell 47 and was the first helicopter to carry a United States president.
context_section_description: 47J Ranger
  Production variant powered by a 220hp Lycoming VO-435-A1B engine., 135 built.
  47J-1 Ranger
  Military VIP variant as the H-13J, two built.
  47J-2 Ranger
  Production variant with a 240hp Lycoming VO-540-B1B engine, powered controls and metal blades., 104 built.
  47J-2A Ranger
  Production variant with a 260hp Lycoming VO-540-B1B3 engine and a collective boost system, 75 built.
  47J-3
  Italian built variant by Agusta-Bell.
  47J-3B1
  High-altitude variant of the 47J-3
  47K
  Training variant for the United States Navy, see HTL-7.
  HUL-1
  United States Navy variant with a 260hp VO-435-B1B, 28 built became UH-13P in 1962.
  HUL-1G
  Two HUL-1s used by the United States Coast Guard, became UH-13Q in 1962.
  HUL-1M
  Variant of the HUL-1 with a 250shp YT-62-A-3 turboshaft engine, two built became UH-13R in 1962.
  HUL-2
  Proposed turboshaft-powered variant, not built.
  HTL-7
  Model 47K training version of the HUL-1 with a modified two-seat cockpit and a 240hp Lycoming O-435-6 engine, 18 built, later designated TH-13N in 1962.
  UH-13J
  Two Bell 47J-1 Ranger aircraft utilizing the 179 kW Lycoming VO-435-21 engine acquired for VIP transport of the U.S. President by the U.S. Air Force. Originally designated as H-13J until 1962.
  UH-13P
  United States Navy variant for use aboard ice-breaking ships, Originally designated as the Navy HUL-1.
  TH-13N
  The HTL-7 re-designated in 1962.
  HH-13Q
  The HUL-1G re-designated in 1962.
  UH-13R
  The HUL-1M re-designated in 1962.
caption: Bell UH-13J Sioux at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
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