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The Bell 429: setting a new standard for HEMS operations
HEMS 2015
Roberto Farnese
Regional Sales Manager - Southern Europe
Massa Cinquale Airport, 15/05/2015
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Training
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Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell 525 Relentless
Bell 429 Bell 407GXP
Bell 206L4 Bell 412EPI
Bell Helicopter Commercial Aircrafts
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The most advanced light twin IFR Helicopter
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• The Right Product for Europe
• Designed for Safety
• State of the Art Fully Integrated Glass cockpit
• Largest cabin space in its category
• Lowest operational costs in its category
• High Performance
The most advanced light twin IFR Helicopter
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The Right Product For Europe
• Exponential growth of the 429 since its EASA certification
• 50 429s operating in Europe today (2014)
• The 429 is operating in all commercial mission segments within Europe
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Certified for Ditching
Damage Tolerant Blades
Collective Mounted Throttles
Roll-over Bulkheads
30 Minute Dry Run Transmission Dual Hydraulics
Rupture Resistant Fuel Tanks
FADEC with Engine Exceedance Monitoring
Performance and Automatic CG
Calculator
Superior CAT A Performance
Real-time Satellite Weather in the
Cockpit
Single Pilot IFR Certified
Large Doors for Better Egress
Crash Attenuating Seats
Terrain Avoidance Warning Systems
(TAWS)
Designed for Safety
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FAR PART 27 AIRCRAFT WITH SAFETY FEATURES OF A FAR PART 29
Enhanced Cabin Structure-Rollbar Ring Fully adjustable, energy attenuating seats
Rupture Resistant Fuel Cells
Designed for Safety
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ALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCERS REQUIREMENTS CAN BE INSTALLED ON THE BELL 429
Designed for Safety Oil and Gas (OGP) Requirements
2 pilot crew HF Radio Loud Hailer w/
external Speaker 2 first aid kits
Emergency pop-
out windows
Auto-inflate on
floats
Autopilot or
AGCS 1 or 2 ADF CVR and/or FDR
2 fire
extinguishers Life rafts TCAS
2 transceivers 2 VORs/ILS &
DME EGPWS / TAWS AVAD Sonar Pinger Survival kits
Transponder Instantaneous
VSI HUMS HEELS
Pilot life vests
with ELT Pulse lights
ELT
RAD ALT with
audio/visual
display
Engine
Monitoring
system
Tethered external
rafts ELT or ADELT Outside mirrors
Pax briefing
cards
WX radar w/
color display
Engine/air
frame Vibration
Monitoring
System
Float system Cabin heat
GPS PA system &
Intercom
Upper torso
restraints
Passenger Life
Vests Immersion suits
(may vary by mission) (RED is operator responsibility)
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Designed for Safety Certification Basis
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State of the Art Fully Integrated Glass cockpit
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BELL 429 VISIBILITY INCREASES SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Bell 429 Cockpit Visibility
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Largest cabin space in its category
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Largest cabin space in its category
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Largest cabin space in its category
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Largest cabin space in its category
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Largest cabin space in its category
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Largest cabin space in its category
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Largest cabin space in its category Side loading: 157cm opening
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Largest cabin space in its category Clamshell Doors
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• Open doors are snug to aircraft
– Unobstructed access
– Approached from the side of the aircraft not aft under the tailboom
• Structural flat floors matches litter height
• Straight edge floor deck for smooth loading
• One door may be closed during loading/unloading to minimize weather impact to cabin
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Largest cabin space in its category Clamshell Doors
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Basic cabin volume
130 ft3
Aft (Baggage) volume 74 ft3
Plenty of cockpit & cabin volume, including height for ample helmet clearance
Total Cabin Volume
With Copilot Area
232 ft3 6.57 m3
Without Copilot Area
204 ft3 5.78 m3
Best in class
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Largest cabin space in its category Cabin Volume
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56.4 square feet (5.24 square meter) total floor area
Floor Extension 3.6 ft2 (.33 m2)
Co-Pilot Area 6.7 ft2 (.62 m2)
Basic Cabin Area 32.7 ft2 (3.04 m2)
Baggage Bay Area 13.4 ft2 (1.24 m2)
79 in / 201 cm
60 in
152 cm
122 in / 310 cm
38 in /
97 cm
62 in (157 cm) to
external surface
50 in
127 cm
Best in class
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Largest cabin space in its category Cabin Area
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• First Helicopter Certified Through The MSG-3 Maintenance Process – Inspections standardized into groups with common inspection hour intervals
– Reduce Scheduled Inspection Repeats
– Only inspect what needs to be inspected- saving time and cost
DUE TO MSG-3, THE BELL 429 ONLY REQUIRES 10 MINUTES OF INSPECTION IN THE FIRST 200 HOURS OF OPERATION.
Lowest operational costs in its category
Inspections standardized to 200, 400 & 800 hrs
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• Certification:
– Single or Dual Pilot IFR, Cat A / JAROPS Performance Class 1 at MGW (3,175kg)
– FAR Part 27, Amendment 44, 2008 Safety Requirements
• Speeds
– 155 Knots Vne
– 150 Knots max cruise
• Capacities
– Total Cabin Volume (Contiguous) = 204 ft3
– Cabin Floor Space = 32.7 ft2
– Standard Fuel = 217 U.S. Gal
– Auxiliary Fuel (Optional) = 39 U.S. Gal
• Powerplant
– (2) Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1
• Ceiling Altitudes
– Service Ceiling (pressure Alt) 20,000 ft
– HIGE (MGW,ISA) 14,132 ft
– HOGE (MGW,ISA) 11,282 ft
• Transmission Rating
– 1,100 shp / 820 kW
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Cat. A - Class 1 at Maximum Gross Weight
High Performance
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Sea Level
4,000 feet
Knots True Airspeed
Alt
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ISA
ISA+20
Providing 150 KTAS for when speed matters (SL, ISA)
High Performance Speed
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• Fully coupled WAAS capability on our 429 enables more lifesaving & revenue producing flights . . .
• . . . Flights that would have otherwise been cancelled due to bad weather.
• Operators could recapture 20 to 50 percent of cancelled flights
BELL 429 SBAS/WAAS CAPABILITY PROVIDES SAFE OPERATIONS IN A WIDER RANGE OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
Steep Approach
Vmini
Bell 429 9o 45 Kias
Airbus Helicopters 4.3o 70 Kias
Agusta 4.3o 90 Kias
High Performance Bell 429 Fully Coupled SBAS/WAAS
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Customer Support and Service Providing 24/7/365 Global Customer Support
• Largest support network
– 120+ approved facilities in 32+ countries
• Service Offerings – Maintenance Repair
and Overhaul
– Component Repair and Overhaul
– Pilot and Maintenance Training
– Engine Overhaul
– Blade Repair
– Depot-level Maintenance
• Industry standard for support
#1 in Customer Support 20 years in a row – Professional Pilot
– Composite Panels
– Customizing
– Electronic Maintenance Tracking
– Avionics
– Warranty
– Spare Parts
– Field Reps
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Reference: Pro Pilot Magazine, February 2014
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• Bell Helicopter Prague is a fully functional maintenance, inspection and delivery center capable of servicing all Bell Helicopter aircraft
• Throughout Europe we have 11 CSF’s with a wide range of capabilities
• Rotor Blade Repair Facility in the UK. 250 Blades per year volume
• 40th Anniversary of Bell Helicopter Amsterdam
Customer Support and Service
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• Full Motion 429 Simulator by 2016 in Valencia, Spain
• Targeted multi language capability of English, French, German and Russian
• At least 2-3 training instructors from the start with more to follow as volumes increase
In Region Training - Europe
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Advanced technology for a 21st Century Light Twin Helicopter
Powerful ... Spacious ... Reliable ... Safe
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