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Design that listens.

The Bell 429


Features

Quite possibly the most advanced light twin IFR helicopter ever created. Incredibly fast, impeccably appointed and more spacious than any helicopter in its class. Intelligently designed and highly adaptable to address an array of individual needs. It’s how those who have arrived choose to travel.

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  • Intermediate-class cabin at light twin price and operating cost
  • Seats 8 occupants in a variety of seating arrangements
  • Basic aircraft is single pilot, Category "A" certified
  • Open cabin and flat floor
  • Damage tolerant hub and rotor system
  • Energy attenuating seats
  • Crash worthy fuel system
  • Cabin can be quickly reconfigured for a variety of mission configurations
  • Spacious 70 cu. ft. baggage compartment with access from side (or aft with optional clamshell doors)
  • Composite tail boom, fatigue tolerant
  • Dual digital 3 axis autopilot with SCAS
  • State of the art avionics
  • Composite tailrotor-driveshaft
  • 2700 lb payload capability
  • Certified to latest airworthiness requirements (Enhanced occupant safety factor)
  • Large doors and windows for easy entry + exit

Optional

  • Wheel landing gear
  • Tail rotor guard
  • Aft clamshell doors
  • Cargo hook (3,000 lb. capacity)
  • 600 lb retractable Human External Cargo (HEC) hoist
  • Skid mounted floatation system, certified for ditching
  • Dual pilot controls
  • Windshield wipers
  • 4th axis autopilot
  • CVR / FDR

Missions

Corporate

At Bell, we know you need a superior ride to carry out your superior capabilities. We’ve designed the 429 to conservative principles for liberal effectiveness. The newest member of the Bell family is an excellent choice for the corporate/VIP operator. The Pratt & Whitney PWC207D1 turbine engines with digital fuel controls assure maximum fuel efficiency and Category “A” performance in all conditions, including at high altitudes and hot climates.

  • Luxurious corporate configuration seats and interior include: 21.5" wide seats with foldable arm rests, 18.5" wide seats without foldable arm rests or 15.5" wide seats with foldable insert, makes into table
  • Spacious cabin with plenty of leg room
  • Seats' quick disconnect optional feature allows quick reconfiguration of cabin and seating
  • At 70 cubic feet, twice the baggage space of most other light twins, the "necessary" baggage of golf clubs still leaves room for suitcases and cargo!
  • Skid or wheel gear options
  • Payload capabilities of up to 2,700 lbs/1,224 kgs

EMS

Twenty-four, seven, three-sixty-five. The numbers tell the stories of those who keep irregular hours. They tell of demands on transportation, reliablility and action in that first critical hour. But quick reaction, competent care and advanced training mean nothing when you can't get there. When you do the math, Bell's 429 can play THE vital role in ensuring the gap between patient and care covers the shortest possible time. Give EMS the best fighting chance. Get the Bell 429.

  • Open cabin and flat floor for mission flexibility
  • Spacious 200 cu ft main + aft cabin provides unobstructed full body patient access
  • The only light twin in the market with true two litters capability, plus two medical attendants, plus two crew members or one crew and third medical person
  • Deck height designed for one man loading litter system without back strain
  • Ample space to install various medical equipment
  • Patient and equipment loading from side or aft with optional rear doors
  • Skid or wheel gears option
  • Optional Human External Cargo (HEC) 600 lb. capable hoist
  • Ergonomically friendly side loading with 60" (152cm) wide opening

Utility

Precisely what you'd expect from the world leader in rotorcraft design, Bell's 429 has more cabin space than any other light twin, flat flooring and seating for up to eight. It offers exceptional cost efficiency and the customer service for which Bell is internationally acclaimed.

  • A quick change interior that can be converted from passenger to cargo service with easy removal of the cabin seating
  • Flat floor and large doors for easy loading from the side of the aircraft
  • A generous 70 cubic ft. baggage compartment on the pilot side for easy viewing by the pilot during loading and unloading
  • Optional 3,000 lbs / 1,361 kg cargo hook capacity
  • Optional 600 lb retractable hoist certified for Human External Cargo (HEC)
  • Optional rear doors for easy loading and unloading
  • Utility/Offshore minimum interior approximately 40 lb. lighter compared with standard interior
  • Quick disconnect seats option allows quick configuration changes between club or airline seating
  • Individual seats allow for desired configuration of passenger seats and cargo

Specs

Specs & Performance (Projected)

Max gross weight 7,000 lbs, 3,175 kg
Useful load 2,700 lbs, 1,225 kg
Max cruise speed 142 kn, 264 km/h
Max range 350 nm, 648 km
Empty weight 4,300 lbs, 1,950 kg
Standard fuel capacity 215 usg, 814 l
Vh (skid gear configuration) 142 kts, 264 km/hr
Vh (wheel gear configuration) 147 kts, 273 km/hr
HIGE (ISA) 12,000 ft, 3,658 M
HOGE (ISA) 11,000 ft, 2,835 M
Range (LRC) 350 nm, 676 km
Endurance 2.25 hr, (at Vh)

Safety Features

  • Composite hub & rotor system
  • Rollover bulkheads
  • Direct engine input to transmission
  • Energy attenuating seats (FAR/JAR 27)
  • FADEC for responsiveness
  • Engine exceedance monitoring & recording
  • Energy attenuating skid landing gear
  • Collective mounted throttles
  • Rupture resistant fuel system
  • Integrated Instrument Display System (IIDS) to reduce pilot workload

The data set forth herein is preliminary and general in nature. Actual performance data of productgion aircraft may vary with conditions. For performance data and operation limitations for any specific flight mission, reference must be made to the approved flight manual, once available.

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