Sarangani Province, Philippines -- Boxing superstar and Philippine congressman Manny Pacquiao poses with his recently purchased Bell 206 5-seater helicopter. Pacquiao bought the Canadian-made chopper last month for US$430,000 (PHP18,000,000) according to the Congressman's office. Photos by Bren Evangelio, Pacquiao's chief of staff.
From Wikipedia:
The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected. Bell redesigned the airframe and successfully marketed the aircraft commercially as the five-place Bell 206A JetRanger. The new design was eventually selected by the Army as the OH-58 Kiowa. Bell also developed a seven-place LongRanger, which was later offered with a twin-engine option as the TwinRanger, while Tridair Helicopters offers a similar conversion of the LongRanger called the Gemini ST. The ICAO-assigned model designation "B06" is used on flight plans for the JetRanger and LongRanger, and the designation "B06T" is used for the twin-engine TwinRangers.
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