007 Relations

Villain/henchmens vehicle

Notes

• Appearances
• Facts
• After Filming
• Trivia

Appearances

In You Only Live Twice Mr. Osato's helicopter brings him and his secretary Helga Brandt to his office to meet James Bond. Later it leads Bond to the Volcano entrance.

Facts

Two Brantly B2 helicopters (serial numbers 445 and 449) were used during the filming of You Only Live Twice. They were both build in 1965 and painted black and gold with Japanese markings and the madeup registration OS-7241.

The G-ATFH (449) was sent to Japan in July 1966. It is the helicopter seen landing on the top of the headquarters of OSATO Chemical & Engineering Co. Ltd. It returned to England in September 1966 still wearing the made up Japanese markings.

The G-ASXE (445) was used filming the landing inside the vulcano in Pinewood Studios.

After filming

G-ASXE is on display in the Västerås Aviation Museum in Sweden. It's latest registration was N2052Y. According to FAA registry that registration was cancelled in 2012.

G-ATFH was destroyed on 10th April1976 after the tail rotor detached during take off at Empingham.

Trivia

Goldfinger
An unknown Brantly model did also make a brief appearence in 'Goldfinger's ending scene where it is seen searching for Pussy Galore and James Bond.

According to Wikipedia.org a total of 334 Brantly B-2 was build.

Technical Data

• Type: Brantly B-2B
• Manufacturer: Brantly Helicopter Corporation, USA
• Designer: Newby O. Brantly
• Type: 2-seat light helicopter
• First flight: 21st February 1953
• Year: 1965
• Serial number: 445 and 449
• Engine: Lycoming IVO-360-A1A boxer 180 bhp (130kWh)
• Rotor diameter: 7,24 m (23ft 9in)
• Fuselage length: 6,63 m (21ft 9in)
• Height: 2,06 m (6ft 9in)
• Gross weight: 757 kg (1.670lb)
• Maximum speed: 160 kmh (100mph, 87kn) at sea level
• Cruise speed: 140 kmh (90mph, 78kn) @75% power
• Service Ceiling: 3.300 m (10.800ft)
• Range: 400 km (250mi, 220nmi)
• Rate of climb: 9,7 m/s (1.900ft/min)
• Capacity: 1 pilot & 1 passenger
• ID: OS-7241

Gadgets

• None

Sources

Alverdens fly i farver - Helikoptere, Politikens Forlag 1969, page 43.
Wikipedia.com