BELL 407

Advanced Flight, Unbeatable Cost

An IFR-certified platform with more than six million proven global flight hours, ready to handle your mission.

Hover Performance

Hover ceilings are at Max Gross Weight

13,550
In Ground Effect
11,940
Out of Ground Effect
1+6

capacity

Missions

Allowing parapublic passengers and pilots to maintain situational awareness and readiness. We know that no day is ever the same when you’re defending your community, fighting fires or completing a search and rescue mission.

Need a lift? The Bell 407 carries a large external load with ease and offers complete accessibility to tricky locations. Designed to fit your needs and support your operations, it's the hauling tool to get any job done.

Fly confident in this steady platform, built to land quickly and smoothly in unpredictable conditions. Load patients easily through the 407's bi-fold doors, saving time and lives.

When your mission is business, comfort boosts productivity. That's why this model has wide leather seats and plush carpeting that turns your flight into a boardroom.

Proven and powerful. From the lineage of the OH-58, the Bell 407 is the most advanced light single multi-mission helicopter in service.

Experience impeccable situation awareness in the 407's glass cockpit. A learning environment designed for insightful training, our cabin and modern avionics will help you master vertical flight.

Get heightened situational and terrain awareness for your flight crew with the 505's glass cockpit and large windows, all at a competitive rate.

Features

Precise Flight Pulselite ®

Reduce bird strikes and enhance external visibility of the aircraft while flying with Precise Flight Pulselite®. As a standard equipment feature in each new Bell 407 GXi and an aftermarket offering, the system alternately pulses landing and taxi lights to signal the aircraft’s presence to other air traffic and drive away birds.

IFR Capable

Navigate the skies and complete critical missions despite low cloud ceilings. An accessible solution for getting your aircraft through cloudy weather to where it's needed.

High-tech Displays

View critical information as it’s coming in. With high resolution LED displays, readability and clarity is never a problem – even in direct sunlight. Newer, faster processors allow for quick, responsive information to prep the pilot for every scenario.

Custom Cabin Space

Easy entry, swift loading and seating for six passengers. The widest cabin door in its class and more than 100 cubic feet of flexible passenger space. Move comfortably, anywhere you’re needed.

Power You Can Count On

Built for power, prepared for anything. With our Rolls Royce engine, dual-channel FADEC and auto light features, take full comfort knowing you have the best tools to get you where you’re going.

Low Cost of Ownership

Get composite rotor blades without a life limit. Know what’s happening, inside and out, with Health and Usage Monitoring. Our real-time maintenance updates keep you in the air at an unbeatable cost.

Specifications

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Bell 407GXi Fact Sheet
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Performance
Hover Ceiling IGE
13,550ft
Hover Ceiling OGE
11,940ft
Max Cruise
133 kts | 246 km/h
Range at VLRC
337 nm | 624 km
Max Endurance
4.0 hrs

*Std Max GW, ISA, Std. fuel - no reserve, at sea level

Capacities
Standard Seating
1+6
Standard Fuel
127.8 US gal / 482.8 liters
Aux Fuel
19 US gal / 71.9 liters
Cabin Volume**
85ft3
Aft Baggage Compartment Volume
16 ft3 / 0.5 m3
Empty Weight - (Base 407GXi Aircraft)
2,700 lbs / 1,224 kg
Max Gross Weight (Internal, Standard)
5,000 lbs / 2,268 kg
Max Gross Weight Internal - Optional
5,250lb / 2,381 kg
Max Gross Weight (External Load)
6,000 lbs / 2,722 kg
Useful Load - Internal -Standard - Base 407GXi -Specification
2,300 lbs / 1,043 kg
Useful Load (Internal, Optional, Base 407GXi)
2,550 lbs / 1,156 kg
Cargo Hook Capacity
3,100 lbs / 1,406 kg
Powerplant
Takeoff
862 SHP / 643 kW
Max Continuous
761 SHP / 567 kW

Rolls-Royce Model 250-C47E/4 turboshaft engine with dual digital FADEC.

Avionics

Enhanced pilot awareness with the GARMIN G1000H® NXi integrated Flight Deck with synthetic vision and terrain avoidance warning

  • Wireless connectivity with Flight Stream 510 allows pilots to quickly sync flight plans and upload databases from smart devices
  • Moving map can be displayed on HSI freeing up the MFD for flight planning and other uses
  • Multi-Pane MFD capability for pilot selectable display of 2 simultaneous page views on the MFD
  • Power Situation Indicator (Single Indicator for Quick Pilot Monitoring)
  • Fuel Flow Indication and Range Ring mapping
  • Tail Rotor Camera (Display on MFD)
  • Additional features and options include: WireAware, ADS-B out and in, Radar Altimeter, TAS/TCAS I Traffic, and XM Weather

Upgrades

Protect Your Investment

Bell’s Customer Advantage Plan simplifies maintenance with predictable costs, access to parts, and coverage for scheduled and unscheduled repairs. Stay mission-ready while protecting your investment.

Global Customer Solutions

Bell’s worldwide support network keeps you flying. With over 100 authorized service facilities and 24/7 expert technical assistance, you’ll have fast, reliable access to maintenance, parts, and training wherever your mission takes you.

Accessorize Your Aircraft

Enhance your aircraft with OEM approved upgrades from Aeronautical Accessories.

Let's Talk

Connect with our team to learn how our products can best serve you and your purpose. Call us any time and speak to our sales representatives about aircraft details, upgrades and cost.

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