Bell 525 Relentless
The Bell 525 Relentless is a large light-intermediate twin helicopter with fly-by-wire controls and a digital cockpit, features unusual in civil rotorcraft when it was announced. Its wide cabin is intended for offshore, search-and-rescue, and executive transport missions. The programme suffered a fatal prototype accident in 2016 and underwent a long certification campaign before entering service. Its modern systems and still-small fleet make the 525 a rare new-generation Bell helicopter.
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A fly-by-wire, glass-cockpit light-intermediate twin, unusually advanced avionics for a civil helicopter of its generation.
Specifications
| Length | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
|---|---|
| Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 9.3 t |
| Range | 500 NM (926 km) |
| Maximum speed | 160 kt (296 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft (6,096 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 12,000 ft (3,658 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 2,400 l |
| Engines | 2x General Electric CT7-2F1 |
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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