In which helicopter was the President of Iran traveling? What is its specialty? What kind of connection with America?

Iran’s President and Foreign Minister died in a helicopter crash. The accident happened in the dense forests of Azerbaijan. Apart from President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province and other officials and bodyguards were also traveling in this helicopter. Now the question is arising that in which helicopter were these people traveling? Which company’s helicopter was it? Let us know everything.

Everyone was aboard the Bell 212 helicopter

According to media reports, Ibrahim Raisi was traveling in an America Made Bell 212 helicopter. This helicopter was manufactured by Bell Textron Inc. Bell Textron Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer. The headquarters of this company is in Fort Worth, Texas. There were 9 people on board this 15-seat plane. Apart from military and commercial, this helicopter is also used for civilian use.

Features of Bell 212 helicopter

• It is a medium-sized twin-engine helicopter.
• Apart from the pilot, it has seating for a total of 14 people.
• This helicopter first appeared in 1960.

This helicopter was also a victim of an accident before

• The first accident with this helicopter happened in 1997. At that time it crashed on the coast of Louisiana. 8 people died in this accident.
• It crashed for the second time in Canada in 2009, when 17 to 18 people died in this accident.