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BELL B-429
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B429
| Aircraft | ||||
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| Name | B-429 | |||
| Manufacturer | BELL | |||
| Wing | Rotary | |||
| Type code | H2T | |||
| Engine | Turboshaft | |||
| Engine count | Multi | |||
| Mass group | 2 | |||
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BELL B-429
Description
The Bell 429 is a light, twin-engine helicopter under development and is based on the Bell 427. First flight of the Bell 429 prototype took place on February 27, 2007, and received type certification on July 1, 2009. The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 10.97 m35.991 ft <br /> |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.7 m41.667 ft <br /> |
| Height | 4.04 m13.255 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 turboshaft, 625 shp (466 kW); 730 shp (545 kW) takeoff power each. |
| Engine model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 150 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | 31753,175 kg <br />3.175 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL200 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
| WTC | Range | 390390 nm <br />722,280 m <br />722.28 km <br />2,369,685.041 ft <br /> NM | |||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving B429
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