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A Bell 505 Jet Ranger X has been delivered to the Fort Worth Police Department at Meacham Airport. The company has been based in Fort Worth since 1951.
Boasting a maximum cruise speed of 125 knots (144 mph/231kph) and a range of up to 306 nautical miles (352 miles/566 km), the Bell 505 is equipped with a dual-channel FADEC-controlled engine and ...
The Bell 505’s “similarities with the Bell 429 platform allow for a smooth pilot transition as [the Jamaica Defence Force] begins training operations,” Bell says.
The Bell 505 completed its first flight fueled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), marking the first-ever single engine helicopter to fly with 100% SAF.
Bell 505 Fleet Hits 50,000 Flight Hours The fleet of more than 260 in-service Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light single turbine helicopters has accumulated more than 50,000 flight hours.
The Bell 505 completed its first flight fueled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel, marking the first-ever single-engine helicopter to fly with 100% SAF.
The Bell 505 offers up a Garmin G1000H NXi integrated flight deck—and now the option to run an SAF blend in the Safran powerplant. The 505—Beyond the Jet Ranger ...
Canadian safety authorities have temporarily banned right-hand single-pilot operations of Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters, after further investigations into the potential fracture of collective ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — South Korea has chosen the Bell 505 as its next military training helicopter, according to the manufacturer. Bell, which is a subsidiary of American firm Textron ...
Bell Textron announced that it successfully flew a test flight using sustainable aviation fuel in the Bell 505 helicopter. Amy Wilder · Wednesday, February 22, 2023 ...
The 505 is a five-seat, single-engine aircraft, and its flight on 100 percent pure SAF, in the works for about a year now, was just announced by the helicopter’s maker, Bell Textron.
DALLAS-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is pleased to announce that its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).