Helicoptersutility helicopter
Bell 430
The Bell 430 is an American/Canadian twin-engine light-medium helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. It is a stretched and more powerful development of the Bell 230, which, in turn, was based on the earlier Bell 222.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Bell Textron
- Category
- Helicopters
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1994-10-25
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 140 kt
- Max speed
- 140 kt
- Range
- 324 nm
- Service ceiling
- 14,600 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,350 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 9,300 lb
- Empty weight
- 5,305 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 188 US gal
- Powerplant
- Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 10
- Length
- 44 ft
- Wingspan
- 42 ft
- Height
- 12 ft
- Number built
- 136
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.