FlugzeugbibliothekBell 206 family
Bell 206 familyThomas C. Gray / National Park Service · Public domain · Bell 206 above Devils Tower National Monument

Bell 206 family

Hydraulically assisted cyclic controls with selected friction and trim behaviour, plus two-blade rotor cues.
HelicopterB0610 Profiloptionen

Kenne das Flugzeug

Bell reworked an unsuccessful military observation-helicopter proposal into the commercial JetRanger. The resulting 206 family became widely used for passenger transport, observation and utility work. The familiar single-engine versions use a two-bladed main rotor.

The 206B JetRanger and stretched 206L LongRanger are separate branches of that story. Their cabins, engines and equipment are not identical. Cowan documents each model's trim, autopilot and stability-assistance features separately.

Bell 206 JetRanger

Powerplant
Rolls-Royce 250-C20J, 420 shp↗
Seats
5↗
Max takeoff weight
3,200 lb (1,451 kg)↗
Main rotor diameter
33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)↗
Length overall
39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)↗
Never exceed (Vne)
122 KIAS↗
Cruise
≈110 kt↗
Service ceiling
13,500 ft↗
Range
≈374 nm↗
Usable fuel
91 US gal↗
Rotor system
Two-blade teetering, hydraulically boosted↗
First flight (206A)
1966↗

Mehr über dieses Flugzeug auf AirframeDB

The expedition aircraft carried equipment beyond a normal cabin

Powerhouse records additional fuel capacity, navigation equipment, an autopilot and camera installations in VH-DIK. Its description also identifies survival equipment and later North Pole additions, showing why this individual expedition aircraft should not be treated as an ordinary passenger JetRanger.

Force trim has a mechanical basis

The 206B-3 manual describes magnetic brakes and force-gradient springs in the cyclic circuits, alongside adjustable control friction. This describes the documented trim equipment; a simulator profile must separately state whether local force trim is enabled.

A two-blade rotor brings a recognisable rhythm

The FAA handbook explains the characteristic two-per-revolution vibration of a two-bladed rotor. It may be felt through the cyclic as well as the airframe. The profile uses a rotor-related texture to suggest that rhythm; its gain is a simulator setting, not a measured hand force.

A childhood airshow ride becomes a training goal

An eight-minute JetRanger ride at Farnborough when he was nine stayed with Berry for years. A later trial lesson renewed that enthusiasm, but adding the type to his licence meant a difficult choice about a limited training budget. He decided that learning the turbine helicopter was worth the additional commitment.

The course challenged the confidence he had built in the R22. Unfamiliar hydraulic controls, greater weight and a new cockpit made previously comfortable tasks demanding again. Berry especially valued instructor Paul White’s calm approach and emphasis on understanding the aircraft. His account is openly affectionate, including the pleasure of the turbine’s sound, but its strongest theme is the mental adjustment from feeling competent in one helicopter to becoming a learner in another.

A winter demonstration of the developing JetRanger

Middlebrook introduced the reporting team to a JetRanger II from Atlantic Aviation at Teterboro. The aircraft’s cabin helped explain its appeal beyond traditional utility work: entry was straightforward, the windows were generous and the reviewers found useful room in the occupied seats. The middle rear position was less accommodating, a detail retained alongside the favourable first impression.

Flying on a cool winter day, the team found quick control response that could encourage overcorrection at first. The approach also required adjustment to the helicopter’s ability to retain speed. They measured cabin noise and described the vibration rather than relying only on appearance. Their report preserves a contemporary introduction to the developing turbine transport, while distinguishing the conditions they experienced from comments other pilots supplied about turbulence.

Filming the world while flying around it alone

Smith’s journey required him to fly, navigate, communicate and record the view for a documentary. The museum’s account describes the exhaustion of the first Atlantic leg, after which he considered abandoning the attempt. Family reunions and periods of maintenance punctuated a trip completed in three stages, with substantial help from people arranging matters on the ground.

Crossing the North Pacific brought another unusual logistical task: finding a cargo ship able to provide a refuelling stop along the route. The successful return to Texas in July 1983 completed the circumnavigation. Smith continued using the helicopter for further adventures before flying it to the Powerhouse Museum in 1990. The donated aircraft and film preserve both the record and the personal work involved in making the journey visible to others.

Öffentliche Quellen 28
  1. Bell 206Research background · Wikipedia revision 1373277311 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. CowanSim 206B3 user manual · MSFS
  3. CowanSim 206L3 user manual · MSFS
  4. CowanSim manuals
  5. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  6. SAS Autopilot Manual
  7. B206 releases and manual
  8. User Manual for Microsoft Flight Simulator
  9. SAS Manual
  10. User Manual
  11. X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals
  12. 206B3 for MSFSOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  13. 206L3 for MSFSOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  14. 206B3 for X-PlaneOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  15. 206L3 for X-PlaneOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  16. B-206Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  17. Tur-bine or not Tur-bine?James Berry · May 2021, personal type-rating account
  18. Pilot Report: Bell JetRanger IIUncredited May 1973 flight report, republished March 2018; demonstration by Tuck Middlebrook
  19. Dick Smith Australian Explorer, VH-DIKDick Smith’s journey documented by curator Margaret Simpson; object 90/816
  20. Forty years since the first solo helicopter circumnavigationManufacturer retrospective · 2023
  21. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  22. B206 catalogue sourceProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  23. Bell 206B-3 Flight ManualOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim
  24. FAA TCDS H2SWGedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link
  25. Bell published dataGedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link
  26. Vertical Magazine — Bell-heritage pilot on force-trim techniqueOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim
  27. FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook — ETL, transverse flow, VRSOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim
  28. Greenspun — Bell 505 (206L4 rotor) vibration notesOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim

Wie das Profil es modelliert

CowanSim 206B3 JetRanger

Free + Pro
MSFS 2020MSFS 2024CowanSim

Bell reworked an unsuccessful military observation-helicopter proposal into the commercial JetRanger. The resulting 206 family became widely used for passenger transport, observation and utility work. The familiar single-engine versions use a two-bladed main rotor.

This profile selects CowanSim 206B3 JetRanger for MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024.

The spring stays independent of airspeed. Directed aerodynamic loading is omitted.

Local force trim is off. Autopilot following is off.

Cyclic damping is on. Its configured gain is 0.35; it resists hardware motion separately from the spring and aircraft stabilization.

Controls and trim

The Bell 206B-3 flight manual describes adjustable cyclic and collective friction, together with magnetic brakes and force-gradient springs in its cyclic force-trim system. CowanSim's 206B3 and longer-cabin 206L3 have separate manuals and optional HeliSAS procedures. FlyInside and DreamFoil implement different dynamics and stability options. A software trim-release command, sound or stability setting does not provide a continuous physical cyclic-neutral position.

CowanSim 206B3 user manual — MSFSCowanSim HeloSAS autopilot manualCowanSim 206B3 user manual — X-PlaneCowanSim 206L3 user manual — MSFSFlyInside B206 user manual — MSFSBell 206B-3 Flight Manual

The selected implementation

CowanSim's per-aircraft and simulator-edition trim/reset behavior remains separate from a local hardware-centre latch. An unsupported hydraulic binding does not create a force command.

CowanSim 206B3 user manual — MSFSCowanSim HeloSAS autopilot manual

About the values

The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.

Master gain & control system

Master gain65%

Die letzte Gesamtskalierung über alles, was das Modell erzeugt, vor der Gerätegrenze.

Mehr: alles (Feder, Lasten, Effekte) wird gemeinsam stärker.

Weniger: alles wird gemeinsam weicher.

Warum hier: Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.

Forces

Spring strength14%

Die Grundzentrierkraft, die den Stick zur Mitte zieht. Jede andere Kraft baut darauf auf. Zu niedrig fühlt sich der Stick im Normalflug schlaff an; zu hoch kämpft er gegen deine Hand und überdeckt die feineren Signale.

Mehr: festere Zentrierung, die der Hand jederzeit mehr widersteht.

Weniger: ein schlafferer Stick, der sich allein auf die aerodynamische Last stützt.

Warum hier: Magnetic brakes and force-gradient springs provide mechanism context for cyclic centering; longer cabin or rotor audio does not establish a heavier cyclic. The baseline spring is 0.14. Low-speed spring blending is off.

CowanSim 206B3 user manual — MSFSCowanSim HeloSAS autopilot manualCowanSim 206B3 user manual — X-PlaneCowanSim 206L3 user manual — MSFSFlyInside B206 user manual — MSFSBell 206B-3 Flight Manual
Spring deadband2%

Eine kleine neutrale Zone um die Mitte, in der die Feder ruhig bleibt, damit kleinste Bewegungen im Stand nicht flattern. Breiter ist ruhiger, aber lockerer; enger ist präziser, kann aber um die Mitte zittern.

Mehr: eine ruhigere, aber lockerere Mitte mit mehr Spiel.

Weniger: eine straffere Mitte, die in Ruhe zittern kann.

Warum hier: Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.

Overall aerodynamic load0%

Ein Gesamtmaß über beide anhaltenden Achslasten, vor ihrer Einzelbalance angewendet. Profile lassen es normalerweise stehen und stimmen die beiden Achslasten ab.

Mehr: beide Achsen laden härter auf.

Weniger: beide Achsen werden gemeinsam leichter.

Warum hier: The 0 gain omits sustained directed airspeed loading. Spring resistance remains independent.

Airspeed blendingFalse

Aktiviert das Niedrigfahrt-Einblendfenster der Feder (Beginn/Voll in Knoten oben). Aus bleibt die Feder bei jeder Fahrt konstant.

Warum hier: Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.

Low-speed spring floor100%

Wie viel Feder im Stillstand übrig bleibt, bevor Fahrt überhaupt aerodynamische Kraft aufbauen kann. Ein hoher Sockel hält den geparkten Stick straff; ein niedriger ergibt das lose Seilzuggefühl eines geparkten Leichtflugzeugs.

Mehr: ein festerer Stick beim Parken und Rollen.

Weniger: ein schlaffer geparkter Stick, der erst mit Fahrt aufwacht.

Warum hier: Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.

Spring engagement start8 kt

Die Fahrt, ab der die Feder vom Niedrigfahrt-Sockel Richtung volle Stärke steigt: der Beginn des "Lebendigwerdens" der Ruder im Startlauf.

Warum hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.

Spring engagement full50.0 kt

Die Fahrt, bei der die Feder volle Stärke erreicht. Zwischen Beginn und diesem Punkt strafft sich die Zentrierung zunehmend mit der Anströmung.

Warum hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.

Geschwindigkeit zur Kraftabstimmung100

Die angezeigte Fahrt, bei der die aerodynamische Last ihr ausgelegtes Vollniveau erreicht. Sie verankert die gesamte Lastkurve am realen Geschwindigkeitsbereich: eine 172 lädt bis 110 Knoten auf, ein Jet viel später.

Mehr: Lasten kommen später; der Stick bleibt bis zu höherer Fahrt leicht.

Weniger: Lasten kommen früher, und die Reise fühlt sich schwerer an.

Warum hier: Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.

Centre firmness vs speed0%

Wie stark sich die Zentrierung selbst mit der Fahrt strafft, zusätzlich zu den Ausschlaglasten. Null hält das Mittengefühl konstant; mehr lässt den Stick im Reiseflug härter und im Anflug lockerer zentrieren.

Mehr: eine Mitte, die mit Fahrt spürbar härter wird.

Weniger: konstantes Mittengefühl bei jeder Fahrt.

Warum hier: Adds permitted spring resistance above the full-blend speed. Zero removes this high-speed increase.

Centre stiffening cap5

Die Obergrenze der fahrtabhängigen Mittenstraffung, damit sehr hohe Fahrt die Feder nicht grenzenlos aufzieht.

Mehr: mehr Gesamtstraffung bei hoher Fahrt erlaubt.

Weniger: die Straffung klemmt früher ab.

Warum hier: Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.

Aileron load72%

Die anhaltende Rolllast aus Querruderausschlag und Fahrt, unabhängig vom Nick balanciert. Zusammen mit der Höhenruderlast bestimmt sie die Ruderharmonie, von der Testberichte sprechen.

Mehr: schwerere Rollkräfte.

Weniger: leichtere, quirligere Querruder.

Warum hier: Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. These stored weights do not create directed aerodynamic loading while that term is inactive. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.

Elevator load100%

Die anhaltende Nicklast aus Höhenruderausschlag und Fahrt, unabhängig von der Rollachse balanciert. Der Haupthebel für das Nickgewicht eines Musters. Er verändert weder Querruder, Feder, Trimmung noch Schüttelkräfte.

Mehr: schwerere anhaltende Nickkräfte bei Fahrt.

Weniger: ein leichteres Höhenruder, das weniger Muskel braucht.

Warum hier: Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.

Max output force55%

Eine Kappe je stetiger Nick- oder Rollkraft vor dem Gerät. Der Schutz davor, die Hardware in harten Manövern zu überfahren oder zu sättigen.

Mehr: stärkere Spitzenkräfte vor dem Abschneiden.

Weniger: eine sanftere Decke; harte Manöver flachen früher ab.

Warum hier: Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.

Trim

Trim relief (elevator)0%

Wie stark Höhenrudertrimmung die gehaltene Nickkraft abbaut und den Ruhepunkt des Sticks verschiebt. Bei 100 % braucht ein sauber getrimmtes Flugzeug keinen gehaltenen Druck: das Wegtrimmen der Last wie im echten Fliegen.

Mehr: Trimmung nimmt mehr der gehaltenen Nickkraft; bei 100 % nullt volle Trimmung sie.

Weniger: du hältst auch getrimmt weiter Kraft.

Warum hier: Scales supported pitch-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes pitch response.

Trim relief (aileron)0%

Dieselbe Entlastung für Rolltrimmung. Die meisten GA-Muster haben keine echte Querrudertrimmung, daher bleibt sie bei null; Muster mit Rolltrimmung bekommen einen passenden Wert.

Mehr: Rolltrimmung nimmt mehr gehaltene Rollkraft.

Weniger: Rolltrimmung bewirkt weniger.

Warum hier: Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.

Effect gains · Ground

Runway rumble0%

Rollende Untergrundvibration aus Radgeschwindigkeit und Oberflächenart: die Textur von Asphalt, Gras oder Schotter unter dem Fahrwerk.

Mehr: lautere Oberflächentextur durch den Stick.

Weniger: ruhigeres Rollen.

Warum hier: Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.

Gear bumps0%

Kurze einzelne Stöße von Dehnfugen, Spurrillen und rauem Belag: die Interpunktion über dem kontinuierlichen Rumpeln.

Mehr: schärfere Stöße von Fugen und Rillen.

Weniger: weichere Bodendetails.

Warum hier: Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.

Effect gains · Airframe

Stall buffet0%

Zellenschütteln vor dem Überziehen und bei aktiver Überziehwarnung: wie laut diese Fläche ihr Unbehagen ankündigt. Muster mit sauberem Abriss bekommen moderates Schütteln, das Horn trägt die Warnung.

Mehr: lauteres Schütteln vor dem Überziehen.

Weniger: eine leisere Fläche; das Horn trägt die Warnung.

Warum hier: Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.

Mach buffet0%

Transsonisches Schütteln nahe der Machgrenze. Relevant für Jets nahe MMO, null für Kolben und Turboprops, die nie dort ankommen.

Mehr: stärkeres transsonisches Schütteln nahe der Machgrenze.

Weniger: ruhigerer Flug bei hohem Mach.

Warum hier: Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.

Flap buffet0%

Niederfrequente Zellenvibration mit Klappen im Fahrtwind, im Fenster, in dem sie wirklich Luft arbeiten.

Mehr: ein rauerer Lauf mit arbeitenden Klappen.

Weniger: ruhigere Anflugklappen.

Warum hier: Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.

Gear buffet0%

Zellentrommeln vom ausgefahrenen Einziehfahrwerk im Fahrtwind. Null für Festfahrwerke, deren Zelle nie die Form ändert.

Mehr: mehr Trommeln mit hängendem Fahrwerk.

Weniger: saubererer Flug mit Fahrwerk.

Warum hier: Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.

Stick shaker50%

Der dedizierte Stall-Stickshaker-Buzz, ausgelöst von der Überziehwarnanlage des Flugzeugs. Nur Muster mit echtem Shaker bekommen einen Wert; alle anderen verlassen sich auf Schütteln und Horn.

Mehr: ein härterer Shaker-Buzz.

Weniger: ein dezenterer Shaker.

Warum hier: Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.

Effect gains · Engine, mechanical & drag

Touchdown thump50%

Der Einmalstoß beim Aufsetzen, skaliert mit der Sinkrate: ein Butterlander flüstert, ein fester Aufsetzer wummst.

Mehr: ein härterer Tritt beim Aufsetzen.

Weniger: weichere Ankünfte.

Warum hier: Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.

Reverse rumble0%

Ausrollvibration bei Schubumkehr oder Beta-Verstellung. Null für Muster ohne Umkehr.

Mehr: ein rauerer Ausrollvorgang unter Umkehrschub.

Weniger: leisere Umkehr.

Warum hier: Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.

Engine rumble0%

Kontinuierliche Triebwerksvibration, die der Drehzahl von Leerlauf bis Volllast folgt: die allgegenwärtige Erinnerung, dass vorn etwas Kraftstoff verbrennt.

Mehr: mehr Triebwerk im Stick.

Weniger: ein leiseres Triebwerk.

Warum hier: Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.

Flap motion0%

Dauervibration nur, solange der Simulator tatsächlich fahrende Klappenflächen meldet. Folgt echter Aktuatorbewegung und Ausfällen, keinem geschätzten Timer.

Mehr: mehr Vibration bei fahrenden Klappen.

Weniger: leisere Klappenläufe.

Warum hier: Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.

Autopilot follow

AP follow authority5%

Wie weit Autopilotbefehle den physischen Stick bewegen dürfen. In MSFS winzig gehalten, weil eine bewegte Achse als Pilotene ingabe zurückgelesen werden kann; null schaltet das Folgen ab.

Mehr: der Autopilot bewegt deinen Stick sichtbar weiter.

Weniger: ein kaum wahrnehmbares Folgen.

Warum hier: Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.

Stick feel

StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.

StickFeel · Trim relief enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.

StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: An enabled local latch approximates holding a hardware neutral. CowanSim's SAS-dependent software trim and the aircraft's magnetic-brake system remain separate scope. Local force trim is off. The stored latch parameters are inactive; the profile does not supply a local hold-where-left neutral.

CowanSim 206B3 user manual — MSFSCowanSim HeloSAS autopilot manualCowanSim 206B3 user manual — X-PlaneCowanSim 206L3 user manual — MSFSFlyInside B206 user manual — MSFSBell 206B-3 Flight Manual
StickFeel · G load enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.

StickFeel · Rate damping enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.

Autopilot

Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.

Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.

Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6

Warum hier: Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.

Aero

Aero · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.

Aero · Max flap index1

Where this effect reaches full strength (or has fully faded, for washouts).

Mehr: a more gradual build to a later peak.

Weniger: a quicker build.

Warum hier: Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.

Aero · Min flap index1

Where this effect begins fading in.

Mehr: the effect begins later.

Weniger: it begins earlier.

Warum hier: Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.

Aero · Shaker enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.

Ground

Ground · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.

Engine

Engine · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.

Mechanical

Mechanical · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Warum hier: Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.

Mechanical · Gain0

The strength of this effect.

Mehr: a stronger effect.

Weniger: a weaker one.

Warum hier: Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.

Alle Profileinstellungen
Geschätzte Profileinstellungen
ParameterWertWas es steuert und warum
Spring strength0.14 Magnetic brakes and force-gradient springs provide mechanism context for cyclic centering; longer cabin or rotor audio does not establish a heavier cyclic. The baseline spring is 0.14. Low-speed spring blending is off.
Spring deadband0.02 Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Force gain0 The 0 gain omits sustained directed airspeed loading. Spring resistance remains independent.
Master gain0.65 Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Dynamic-pressure blendFalse Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
Minimum spring factor1 Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
Spring wake-up speed8 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring full-strength speed50.0 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Geschwindigkeit zur Kraftabstimmung100 ktSets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Airspeed spring stiffening0 Adds permitted spring resistance above the full-blend speed. Zero removes this high-speed increase.
Airspeed stiffening cap5 Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron force scale0.72 Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. These stored weights do not create directed aerodynamic loading while that term is inactive. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scale1 Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Maximum output force0.55 Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
StickFeel · Trim relief enabledFalse Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
StickFeel · Elevator authority0 Scales supported pitch-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes pitch response.
StickFeel · Aileron authority0 Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse An enabled local latch approximates holding a hardware neutral. CowanSim's SAS-dependent software trim and the aircraft's magnetic-brake system remain separate scope. Local force trim is off. The stored latch parameters are inactive; the profile does not supply a local hold-where-left neutral.
StickFeel · G load enabledFalse Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
StickFeel · Rate damping enabledFalse Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot · Follow authority0.05 Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6 Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
Aero · EnabledTrue Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
Aero · Gain0 Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
Aero · Gain0 Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
Aero · Gain0 Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Aero · Max flap index1 Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Aero · Min flap index1 Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
Aero · Gain0 Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Aero · Shaker enabledFalse Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Aero · Amplitude0.5 Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
Ground · EnabledTrue Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
Ground · Gain0 Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
Ground · Gain0 Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
Ground · Gain0.5 Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
Ground · Gain0 Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
Engine · EnabledTrue Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
Engine · Gain0 Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
Mechanical · EnabledTrue Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
Mechanical · Gain0 Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
Mechanical · Gain0 Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
Öffentliche Quellen 28
  1. Bell 206Research background · Wikipedia revision 1373277311 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. CowanSim 206B3 user manual — MSFSExact MSFS aircraft hardware/control manual
  3. CowanSim HeloSAS autopilot manualCowan HeloSAS manual pp.2/5
  4. CowanSim 206B3 user manual — X-PlaneExact XP12 manual, title/configuration and trim sections
  5. CowanSim 206L3 user manual — MSFSExact MSFS aircraft hardware/control manual
  6. FlyInside B206 user manual — MSFSFlight control/model options and startup chapters
  7. Bell 206B-3 Flight ManualBell 206 familyOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim
  8. CowanSim manuals
  9. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  10. B206 releases and manual
  11. SAS Manual
  12. X-Plane aircraft and avionics manuals
  13. 206B3 for MSFSOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  14. 206L3 for MSFSOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  15. 206B3 for X-PlaneOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  16. 206L3 for X-PlaneOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  17. B-206Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  18. Tur-bine or not Tur-bine?James Berry · May 2021, personal type-rating account
  19. Pilot Report: Bell JetRanger IIUncredited May 1973 flight report, republished March 2018; demonstration by Tuck Middlebrook
  20. Dick Smith Australian Explorer, VH-DIKDick Smith’s journey documented by curator Margaret Simpson; object 90/816
  21. Forty years since the first solo helicopter circumnavigationManufacturer retrospective · 2023
  22. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  23. B206 catalogue sourceProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  24. FAA TCDS H2SWGedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link
  25. Bell published dataGedruckte oder archivierte Quelle; kein öffentlicher Link
  26. Vertical Magazine — Bell-heritage pilot on force-trim techniqueOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim
  27. FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook — ETL, transverse flow, VRSOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim
  28. Greenspun — Bell 505 (206L4 rotor) vibration notesOriginal published Bell 206 reference; scope given beside each claim

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