Bell’s next new civil helicopter is moving forward in early
development, but remains in the pre-launch phase, says Mitch Snyder, chief
executive of the Fort Worth-based manufacturer.
Speculation has swirled around Bell’s next move
after introducing the 505 JetRangerX in 2017 and completing certification of
the 525 Relentless early next year.
Bell’s options span the full range of sizes between
those two extremes of the short-range, light-single 505 and super-medium 525.
With the light-twin Bell 429 introduced within the last decade, the company’s
priorities may be developing a replacement for the medium-twin 412EPI or a new
version of the long-range, light-single 407.
For now, Snyder declines to clarify Bell’s plans for
the new clean-sheet design.
“I’m not going to show you what it looks like. I
don’t want to reveal it until it achieves what we want it to achieve,” Snyder
says.
(Evangle Luo of TTFLY shared with you)
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