Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

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Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
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Bell 505 in 2018
RoleLight helicopter
National originUnited States / Canada
Manufacturer Bell Textron
First flightNovember 10, 2014 [1]
IntroductionMarch 7, 2017
StatusIn service
Produced2014-present
Number built505 (November 2023)

The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (JRX) is an American/Canadian light helicopter developed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 505 was unveiled at the 2013 Paris Airshow in June 2013 as the Bell SLS (Short Light Single). The Bell 505 designation was officially announced in February 2014. Its first flight occurred on November 11, 2014. The helicopter was certified by Transport Canada in December 2016. By 2023 about 500 have been sold, popular uses so far include for personal, sightseeing, law enforcement, and training.

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Design and development

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A Bell 505 mockup in 2015
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Bell 505 on trailer, 2017
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Cabin with doors open
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A Bell 505 of a Sheriff department


The helicopter was unveiled at the 2013 Paris Airshow on June 17, 2013 as the Bell SLS (Short Light Single). The model designation was later announced at HAI Heli-Expo 2014 in Anaheim, California on February 25, 2014. [2] [3] [4]

The Bell 505 is a "clean sheet" design, but uses some dynamic components, such as the rotor system, [5] of the Bell 206L-4. [6] The airframe is constructed of metal and composites, and has a 22-square-foot (2.04 m²) flat floor and an 18-cubic-foot (0.51 m³) luggage bay. [7] The Safran Arrius 2R is used with a dual-channel FADEC and a 3,000-hour Time-between-overhaul. [8] The 505 cockpit is equipped with the Garmin G1000H glass avionics suite. [7] [9] [10] Various options such as a cargo hook are available. [5]

Main production started in 2016 [5] in an 82,300-square-foot (7,646 m²), $26.3 million hangar facility at Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana, [11] but the tooling was created for assembly in different places in the world. [8] Louisiana offered $8 million in support for 250 new jobs, [11] and started construction of the factory in August 2014 which was then leased to Bell. [12] The factory opened in August 2015. [13]

On May 19, 2016, Bell Helicopter CEO Mitch Snyder announced changes to the production supply chain that included relocating the Bell 505 production to Bell Helicopter's assembly and distribution center in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada. The Lafayette Assembly Center, which was specifically designed to manufacture and deliver the 505, will instead complete Bell 525 sub-assemblies and perform work on Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout UAVs. [14]

Initial assembly, flight testing and certification started in Canada while the factory was being built in the US. [5] First flight went to 60 knots on November 11, 2014, [3] and the second test aircraft flew in February 2015. [15] Bell said they had 240 letters of intent (LOI) (50 from Europe) for the 505 in October 2014, [16] and in November Chinese tourism operator Reignwood increased their LOI from 10 to 60 of the type. [17] In August 2015, Bell had 350 letters of intent. [13]

Certification by Transport Canada [18] was awarded on December 21, 2016. [19] [20] In the USA, it was certified in June 2017. [21] [22]

In 2023, The Bell 505 was the first single-engine helicopter to fly using SAF fuel. [23]

Sales, production and operations

The first customer aircraft was delivered on March 7, 2017 to a private operator in Arizona, United States. [24] In February 2018, the first 505 was delivered to Japan. [25] The first 505 configured for law enforcement was delivered in 2018 to the Sacramento Police Department in California;the Police version has a number of enhancements including an Electro-Optic/Infrared sensor, searchlight, loudhailer, external hardpoints, and a higher skid gear. [24]

In 2022, on investigation of a fan shaft bearing failure lead to failure of tail shaft incident in Queensland, the Australian Authorities could not find deeper issue working with Bell, but did note that add mechanical sounds can be a sign of eminent hardware failure. [26] In early 2023, State-owned Vietnam Helicopters had a crash in the UNESCO World Heritage site Ha Long Bay, with 5-fataliites; this lead to a suspension of heli tours in Vietnam by the Civil Aviation Authority. [27] [28] The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport established a probe into the crash. [29] Hundreds of were mobilized and the black box from the crashed Bell 505 was successfully recovered in April 2023. [30] The helicopter crashed in the water about 50 meters/yards from a fishing boat, and witness reported the helicopter was making a croaking sound and spiraling, before it impacted the water and exploded. [31] Bell and air safety agency of Canada was in contact with the Vietnamese CAAV to aid for assistance; at the time of crash the helicopter was flight certified in Vietnam, and also the USA, Canada, and Europe, and was manufactured North America. [32] At the time of crash it was flown by a pilot with a valid commercial license in Vietnam, and had successfully flow over 2600 trips, and was one of two operated by the sightseeing airline. [33]

The Bell 505 has become a military training helicopter for several countries by 2023, including South Korea,Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, UAE, Montenegro, and Jordan. [34]

The 505 was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration in June 2017 and received high altitude certification (22,500 feet density altitude) in June 2019. [35] [36] [37] Bell delivered the 100th 505 Jet Ranger X in June 2018, [38] and the 200th in August 2019. [39] 360 (March 2022) [40] By November 2023, the 505th Bell 505 was delivered. [41]

Operators

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At Stockholm Bromma Airport, Sweden

Partial listing

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
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A Bell 505 in Singapore
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Bell 505 Jetranger X of Heli Alps at EBACE 2019, Switzerland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam


Future operators

Specifications

Data from Jet Ranger X [72]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

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