Bell 429 GlobalRanger

what is it?

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, and the aircraft received type certification on July 1, 2009. The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 11 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 278 km/hcruise speed
• range 722 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 7passengers
• size 3,402 kgmax take-off weight
• built 500made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 19 years ago, in 2007.
• 🚗Rotor of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

2007-02-27

introduced

2009

status

still flying

number built

500

role

multipurpose utility helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Bell Textron

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 (or PW207D2 with fuel heater installed)

crew

1

passengers

7

length

12.7 m

rotor diameter

11 m

height

4 m

max take-off weight

3,402 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

278 km/h

range

722 km

ceiling

6,096 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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