Bell 407
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The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter; a derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger. The 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4.
Variants[edit | edit source]
- Bell 407: A civil utility helicopter, a derivative of the Bell 206L-4.
- Bell ARH-70 Arapaho: An upgraded 407 version to serve as an armed reconnaissance helicopter.
- Bell 417: Planned civil version of the ARH-70, was canceled.
- Bell 407 Light Observation Helicopter: A military reconnaissance version.
- Eagle 407 HP: Version from Eagle Copter (Alberta, Canada) with a more powerful Honeywell HTS900 engine, rated at 1,021 shp (760 kW).
- Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) version being developed by Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter as a cargo resupply demonstrator. The test aircraft flew on December 10th 2010 at the Yuma Proving Ground. In February 2011, the US Navy's budget request for 2012 included funds to buy 12 Fire-X helicopters under the designation MQ-8C.
- Bell 407AH: An armed civil-certified version for use with government and security forces.
- Bell 407GX: Version of the 407 that features the new Garmin G1000 H-model glass cockpit along with improved avionics and improved flight controls.
- Bell 407GT: Armed version of the 407GX.
- Bell 407GXP: Marketing designation for the 407 with Rolls-Royce 250-C47B/8 engine and Garmin G1000H avionics.
- Bell 407GXi: Marketing designation for the 407 with Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 engine and Garmin G1000H NXi avionics.
Users[edit | edit source]
- Afghanistan
- Afghan Air Force
- Argentina
- Argentine Air Force
- Argentine Army
- Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Army
- Canada
- Canadian Coast Guard
- El Salvador
- Salvadoran Air Force
- Guatemala
- Guatemalan Air Force
- Israel
- Israeli Air Force
- Jamaica
- Jamaican Defence Force Air Wing
- Mexico
- Mexican Air Force
- Nepal
- Nepalese Army Air Service
- Panama
- Panamanian Aeronaval Service
- United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates Air Force
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- Canadian Coast Guard
- Guatemalan Air Force
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- Israeli Air Force
- Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing
- Mexican Air Force
- Nepalese Air Force
- Panamanian Aeronaval Service
- Salvadoran Air Force
- United Arab Emirates Air Force
- United States
