COMMON
B407
Bell 407
JetRanger X
“Bell's modern turbine single. Police and news crews love it.”
Bell Helicopter · helicopter
Length
41 ft 8 in
Wingspan
35 ft 0 in (rotor)
Max speed
140 kts
Range
337 nmi
Ceiling
18,500 ft
Engines
1x Rolls-Royce M250-C47B
Crew
1
Max passengers
6
Built
1,700+
The do-everything single-engine helicopter. EMS, law enforcement, tourism, utility.
Fun fact
The Bell 407's four-blade rotor gives it a smoother ride than older two-blade Bell designs.
How to spot one
Evolution of the JetRanger. Four-blade main rotor (vs 206's two-blade). Skid gear. Very common in EMS.
Crews call it
The Four-Oh-Seven
Sounds like
M250 turboshaft with four-blade rotor — smoother and quieter than the JetRanger's two-blade
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the JetRanger X from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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