Tue, Oct 11, 2011
FAA Move Follows Transport Canada Nod Earlier This Year
The FAA has granted certification to Bell Helicopter's new
407GX, the latest version of the popular Bell 407. Transport Canada
certified the aircraft earlier this year.
Bell 407GX At Heli-Expo
Since the Bell 407GX was introduced in February at the 2011
HELI-EXPO annual convention in Orlando, FL, Bell Helicopter has
received more than 60 orders, with the first expected to deliver
later this year. Built on the success of the Bell 407 , the 407GX
is the only helicopter equipped with the innovative Garmin G1000HTM
integrated glass flight deck, making it the most advanced light,
single-engine rotorcraft on the market.
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 identification information.
Integrated safety features include:
- Traffic Information System (TIS).
- Helicopter Synthetic Vision Technology (HSVT).
- Moving map.
- Helicopter Terrain Avoidance Warning System (HTAWS).
- 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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