Bell 427
The Bell 427 was a light twin-engine helicopter developed jointly with Samsung Aerospace, combining the familiar Bell 206L cabin with a new composite four-blade rotor. It was designed for emergency medical, corporate, and law-enforcement roles where twin-engine redundancy mattered. Production was relatively short before the Bell 429 took over the market position. Its cabin shape resembles the LongRanger, but the four-blade rotor and twin engines set it apart.
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A Bell 206L-cabin twin helicopter with a new composite four-blade rotor, developed jointly with Samsung Aerospace.
Specifications
| Length | 12.9 m (42 ft) |
|---|---|
| Height | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 2.9 t |
| Range | 330 NM (611 km) |
| Maximum speed | 140 kt (259 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft (4,572 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Rate of climb | 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 770 l |
| Engines | 2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 |
| Units built | 77 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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