Launch Customer For Garmin G5000H, 525 Relentless Joins Bell's
Ranks As Super Medium Helicopter
Promoted with a fair degree of showmanship, Bell Helicopter has
unveiled the first public view of what they call the world’s
first “super-medium” helicopter, the Bell 525
Relentless, early on the opening day of the 2012 Heli-Expo in
Dallas, Texas.
“Today, we celebrate with our customers – not only
the launch of this new product – but the result of our
collective efforts to define a new class of helicopter that raises
the bar on innovation in the industry,” said John Garrison,
President & CEO, Bell Helicopter.
The Bell 525 Relentless defines the new “super
medium” product class - positioned at the upper end of the
medium class and designed to offer best-in-class capabilities to
our customers. It features superior payload and range, cabin and
cargo volumes and crew visibility.
“The new Bell 525 Relentless is a culmination of our
research and development efforts, which were informed by a
representative product development panel of our customers,
including PHi, an industry leader in helicopter operations.
Relentlessly listening to our customers and using their feedback to
provide them with the right product at the right time has been the
winning combination,” he said.
“Having PHi and our other customers engage with us on this
unprecedented new aircraft validates our product development
strategies – placing our customers at the center of
everything we do. We appreciate the collaborative spirit we share
with all of our customers who have participated in this innovative
process,” he said.
The new Bell 525 Relentless will be powered by the reliable
performance of world-class GE engines – the GE CT7-2F1.
This latest version of the highly successful CT7 family is
designed with an emphasis on low fuel consumption, low cost of
operation and with other technical features to ensure aircraft meet
the requirements of long range, high payload missions. The CT7-2F1
engine includes a state-of-the-art Full Authority Digital Engine
Control (FADEC) plus advanced materials, primarily in the turbine
section.
The 525 also serves as the launch customer for the new Garmin
G5000H, an integrated flight deck specifically designed for twin
turbine, medium lift helicopters. The G5000H combines widescreen
displays with touchscreen controls to bring leading edge
technology, safety enhancements and reliability to this class of
helicopters.
“We are able to leverage our many years of experience
providing quality and reliable situational awareness capabilities
like synthetic vision, terrain alerting and datalink weather, to
design a system that specifically supports the unique needs and
challenges of the helicopter operating environment,” said
Carl Wolf, Garmin’s vice president of aviation sales and
marketing.
“With HSVT and HTAWS plus innovative tools like
touchscreen control, Telligence voice command and 3D audio, the
G5000H promises to reduce workload and enhance the safety of each
mission.” The G5000H features high resolution, wide aspect
ratio primary flight displays (PFD) and multi-function displays
(MFD). The system supports multiple display sizes and is scalable
to support a large number of display and touchscreen controller
configurations.
Capable of carrying up to 16 passengers, the Bell 525 Relentless
is designed to support our customers in various mission
configurations including oil & gas, search & rescue,
helicopter emergency medical services and VIP/corporate
transport.
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