Bell 47 ES-709 Walkaround Photos

I took this Bell 47 ES-709 walkaround while I was in Greece in mid 2008. It was parked out the front of the Greek War Museum in Athens. There was this Bell 47, a Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a DogSabre, a Harvard and a Thunderjet. They are all in remarkably good order considering they are kept outside and in unrestricted public access.

Inside the museum is a fantastic collection of swords, ancient and recent, and a collection of body armour. There is a collection of artillery on display outside as well. Overall well worth a visit if you are in Athens.

Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 1
This Bell 47 lives under theeaves of the Greek War Museum in Athens		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 2
Port side of cabin		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 3
Port side of engine area
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 4
Port view of base of tail boom		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 5
Port tail boom mid section		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 6
Tail boom toward tail rotor
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 7
Tailplane and dorsal fin		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 8
Tail rotor from port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 9
Port side cockpit door
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 10
Logo detail on port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 11
Detail of upper port cabin		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 12
Landing light under nose
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 13
Landing light under nose		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 14
Navlight under nose		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 15
Navlight under nose
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 16
Cabin underside detail		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 17
Cabin door handle		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 18
View of cabin interior
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 19
Interior cabin rear wall		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 20
Mount for ground handling wheel on skids		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 21
Rear skid mount
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 22
Port fuel tank		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 23
Fuel tank filler		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 24
Looking in under port fuel tank
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 25
Fuel tap and plumbing		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 26
Fuel tank breather or spill drain?		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 27
Fuel tank breather or spill drain?
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 28
Fuel tank attachment strap		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 29
Fuel tank level sender		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 30
Engine bay from port
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 31
Engine bay below port fuel tank		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 32
Hydraulic reservior on back of cabin firewall		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 33
Engine frame mount under main frame
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 34
Air filter cover (possibly)		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 35
Port side cylinder heads		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 36
Above and behind engine port side
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 37
Below and behind engine port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 38
Behind engine port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 39
Looking in behind the engine from upper port side
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 40
Rear of cabin firewall from port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 41
Upper rear of cabin firewall from port		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 42
Detail behind port side of cabin
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 43
Looking up underneath from port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 44
Looking up at engine mounting frame from port side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 45
Air intake ducting
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 46
Looking in at top of engine bay from under stbd fuel tank		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 47
Turbo intercooler on stbd side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 48
Intake filter low on stbd side
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 49
Engine bay detail from stbd side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 50
Looking in at top rear of engine from stbd side		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 51
Top of firewall from under stbd fuel tank
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 52
Exhaust detail		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 53
Gearbox and linkages seen from above front of port fuel tank		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 54
Gearbox and linkages seen from above between fuel tanks
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 55
Rotor head		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 56
Rotor head		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 57
Rotor head
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 58
Swash plate and control rods from rear		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 59
Main gearbox from rear		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 60
Battery box and upper boom connection
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 61
Battery box		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 62
I don't know what this is		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 63
Tailplane attachment from port side
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 64
Tailplane attachment from above		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 65
Tailplane from above		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 66
Tailplane end plate
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 67
Tailrotor universal joint from above		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 68
Whole tailrotor from stbd		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 69
Tailrotor detail
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 70
Tailrotor 90° gearbox		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 71
Tailrotor detail		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 72
Tailrotor pitch actuator mechanism
Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 73
Rotor head		Bell 47 ES-709 Pic 74
Main rotor tip and trim tabt

Go to Helicopter Walkarounds Page from Bell 47 ES-709 Walkaround Page
 Go to Grubby Fingers Home from Bell 47 ES-709 Walkaround Page

Visit The Grubby Fingers Ebay Store - https://www.ebay.com.au/str/grubbyfingersaviationprints - for the full print range. Like us on Facebook to get all the latest updates. All material © 2007-2021 Graeme Molineux

SBI
SBI!