Tue, Nov 29, 2011
Follows FAA And Transport Canada Approval Earlier This
Year
EASA has certified the newest version of the Bell 407 ... dubbed
the 407GX. The aircraft was introduced in March at the 2011
HELI-EXPO annual convention in Orlando, FL, and Bell has received
more than 60 orders for the helo, with the first aircraft expected
to deliver later this year.
The helicopter was certifed by both the FAA and Transport Canada
earlier this year.
The 407GX is the only helicopter equipped with the Garmin
G1000HTM integrated glass flight deck, making it the most advanced
light, single-engine rotorcraft on the market, according to the
company. The 407GX’s integrated glass flight deck provides
aircrews essential flight information at a glance for greater
situational awareness, improved operational capability and
increased safety.
The advanced cockpit features two 10.4” high-resolution
LCD displays with an intuitive, easy to scan layout and an
integrated avionics system that presents flight instrumentation,
navigation, communication and engine information. Integrated safety
features include:
- Traffic Information System (TIS)
- Helicopter Synthetic Vision Technology (HSVT)
- Moving map
- Helicopter Terrain Avoidance Warning System (HTAWS), and
- Range ring calculation
Engine and crew alerting systems such as power situation
indicators (PSI) and fuel flow, as well as automatic power
assurance checks, are additional benefits of the Garmin G1000HTM
integrated flight deck. The advanced suite features critical flight
parameter storage on an SD card for post flight analysis.
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