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The Continental IO-520 is a six-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine produced by Teledyne Continental Motors. First run in 1963 as a development of the IO-346 , it has been produced in versions incorporating fuel injection ( IO-520 ), turbo-charging ( TSIO-520 ), and gearing ( GTSIO-520 ).
The Bell 430 was formally launched in February 1992, with two prototypes modified from Bell 230s. The first of these flew in its new configuration on October 25, 1994, and the second prototype, featuring the full 430 avionics suite, first flew on December 19, 1994. [1] Production of the Bell 230 ended in August 1995, and 430 production began.
The more powerful Bell 222B was introduced in 1982 with a larger diameter main rotor. The 222B-based Bell 222UT Utility Twin, with skid landing gear, was introduced in 1983. [1] A development of the 222 is the Bell 230, with the 222's LTS 101 engines replaced by two Allison 250 turboshaft engines, plus other refinements. A converted 222 first ...
The helicopter division was renamed Bell Helicopter Company and in a few years, with the success of the UH-1 Huey during the Vietnam War, it had established itself as the largest division of Textron. In January 1976, Textron changed the division's name to Bell Helicopter Textron. [4] Bell Helicopter had a close association with AgustaWestland.
Bell announced its new project after the Bell 429 and Bell V-22, the super medium Bell 525, previously it was known as Project X or Magellan. The Helicopter is overall designed for trips of 50 to 500 nautical miles, and has a 5-blade main rotor powered by twin engines, digital controls and Garmin G5000H screen, with planned seating for 16-20 people. [3]
Data from MD500E Performance Specifications, The International Directory of Civil Aircraft General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: 3 passengers Length: 32 ft 7 in (9.93 m) Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) Empty weight: 1,591 lb (722 kg) Max takeoff weight: 3,550 lb (1,610 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Allison 250-C30 turboshaft engine, 650 shp (480 kW) Main rotor diameter: 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) Main rotor ...
The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4.
The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. The first flight of the prototype took place on February 27, 2007, [4] and the aircraft received type certification on July 1, 2009. [5] The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations. [6]