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.

FMI: www.bellhelicopter.com