Bell 427 Model Helicopter

Item#: FD9-1198

This Bell 427 Helicopter Model comes with a customized detachable stand, a personalized inscriptions plaque and a laminated customer’s Company Logo Southern Waste System or SWS that adds magnificence into this detailed Display Model.

Bell 427 Helicopter History:

The Bell Model 427 is a twin-engine civil utility helicopter, a new design somewhat based on the Bell 407. It is scheduled to be replaced by the stretched Bell 429.

Bell has tried several incarnations of a twin version of its successful Bell 206 series, including the stillborn Bell 400 and 440 of the mid 1980s, and the limited production Bell 206LT TwinRanger of the early 1990s.

Bell's original concept for a replacement for the 206LT TwinRanger was the Bell 407T, a relatively straightforward twin engine development of the Bell 407 with two Allison 250-C22B engines. However, Bell concluded that the payload/range performance of the 407T would not be sufficient, and so began development of a new light twin, in partnership with South Korea's Samsung Aerospace Industries. In February 1996, Bell announced the Model 427 at the Heli Expo in Dallas.

The Bell 427 first flew on December 11, 1997. Canadian certification was awarded on November 19, 1999, followed by US certification in January 2000, and US FAA dual pilot IFR certification in May 2000. The first customer deliveries occurred in January 2000.

Bell had planned to re-design the 427, offering it in 2004 as the Bell 427i, but later cancelled the program and focused on the improved Bell 429. In February 2005, the existing 80 orders for 427is were converted to the 429.

On 24 January 2008, Bell announced plans to officially discontinue its 427 line after current order commitments are fulfilled in 2010.