06HeliMAN Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Haven't heard much of the Bell 417 since it was unveiled at Heli-Expo last year. Still in development? Any information or pictures on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 too Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Scrapped :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bag swinnger Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 I believe that the 417 was canceled just before Heli Expo this year there should be a story on it some where around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06HeliMAN Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Really. Is 429 filling in its spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snark Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Really. Is 429 filling in its spot? Looks like a 407 is as big as a jet-ranger will grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Pluemer Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Indeed, the 417 project was canceled. See also Vertical issue April-May 2007, page 10. -- Both, the Bell 429 and the ARH-70A continue development. kind regards, Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I'm sitting in FT Worth right now , 417 is just a shelled fuselage. 429 is flying in Mirabel though, nice machine and much diff. than the 427!! Cheers, Cutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teabagger Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 A friend was involved in a conference call involving the 417 program and it's fate. Apparently they couldn't get the thing to lift like they expected it to in order to warrant production. Now it would just be nice to put a turbine in a regular 407 that wouldn't temp out as it does now. Just being able to squeeze more tq out of the girl would be nice hot and high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206Rookie Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 There's talk at Mirabel about a 407B. Composite tail and possibly new avionics. I haven't heard of a new powerplant being mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefall Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 There's talk at Mirabel about a 407B. Composite tail and possibly new avionics. I haven't heard of a new powerplant being mentioned. Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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