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BELL B-505 Jet Ranger X
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B505
| Aircraft | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | B-505 Jet Ranger X | |
| Manufacturer | BELL | |
| Body | Narrow | |
| Wing | Rotary | |
| Position | Two-blade main rotor | |
| Tail | Two-blade tail rotor | |
| WTC | Light | |
| APC | A | |
| Type code | H1T | |
| Engine | Turboshaft | |
| Engine count | Single | |
| Position | Above cabin | |
| Landing gear | Skids | |
| Mass group | 1 | |
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BELL B-505 Jet Ranger X
Description
The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X is a single-engine glass cockpit light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 11.28 m37.008 ft <br /> |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.95 m42.487 ft <br /> |
| Height | 3.25 m10.663 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 1 x Safran HE Arrius 2R gas turbo-shaft, 505 shp (377 kW) |
| Engine model |
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 | 104 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 | 16691,669 kg <br />1.669 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL200 | ROD | ft/min | APC | A | ||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 345345 nm <br />638,940 m <br />638.94 km <br />2,096,259.844 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving B505
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