Bell Delivers Its First Bell 429 Helicopter From Mirabel · Chronopin

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Starts 07/07/2009 CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCEWikipedia's^[2] Bell 429 GlobalRanger article states the first aircraft (s/n 57006) 'was delivered to Air Methods (owner) and MercyOne (operator)' on July 7, 2009.

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Bell Delivers Its First Bell 429 Helicopter From Mirabel

Bell delivered the first production Bell 429, serial number 57006, to Air Methods and MercyOne from its helicopter factory in Mirabel, Quebec.

Bell delivered the first Bell 429 on July 7, 2009 at Mirabel, Quebec, to launch customer Air Methods^[2]
Transport Canada certified the type on July 1, 2009 and the FAA by July 7, 2009; EASA followed on September 24, 2009^[2]
It has over 301 letters of intent by June 2009; 500 were built by July 2024^[2]

Notable features

The light twin helicopter was developed with Korea Aerospace Industries and driven by demand from the EMS industry; its prototype first flew on February 27, 2007^[2]
It replaced the Bell 427 for EMS work, whose cabin could not take a patient litter; the 429 uses the modular MAPL airframe and rotor blades with an engine and drive derived from the 427^[2]
A four-blade composite main rotor with swept tips and an X-shaped stacked tail rotor reduce noise; the 204 cu ft cabin has a flat floor, with optional rear clamshell doors for patient loading^[2]
A glass cockpit with three-axis autopilot and flight director is standard, and it is certified for single-pilot IFR Category A operations^[2]
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 turboshafts of 625 shp each; seven passengers; maximum take-off weight 7,500 lb (3,402 kg); cruise 150 kn; range 390 nmi^[2]

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Wikipedia's^[2] Bell 429 GlobalRanger article states the first aircraft (s/n 57006) 'was delivered to Air Methods (owner) and MercyOne (operator)' on July 7, 2009.
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