Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

what is it?

The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (JRX) is an American/Canadian light helicopter developed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 505 was unveiled at the 2013 Paris Airshow in June 2013 as the Bell SLS (Short Light Single). The Bell 505 designation was officially announced in February 2014.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 11.3 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 232 km/htop speed
• range 617 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,669 kgmax take-off weight
• built 505made 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 12 years ago, in 2014.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 11.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

2014-11-10

introduced

2017

status

still flying

number built

505

role

light helicopter

origin

🇨🇦 Canada

makers

Bell Textron

engines

1× Safran Arrius 2R

length

12.9 m

rotor diameter

11.3 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,669 kg

top speed

232 km/h

range

617 km

ceiling

5,672 m

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