what an opportunity missed! as an ex jet banger owner I always dreamt of the open cabin and good looks of the EC120 but with some extra power or less weight.
love the rear end and the new exhaust and get that view for pilots may work with this, but an hour's consultation with any hell pilot could have tweaked the front end to be one of the most beautiful and sought after aircraft in the world.
Another hell with compromise.... sticking a 429 or 109 type nose on the front (or dare I say it - some airbus beauty) would not have cost a lot of money and no extra spares - just a bit of design inspiration.... damn you bell ...