Bell 407 Aerobatics

[thekite]

A client has sent us a video clip of some rather ordinary aerobatics in a new
B407-WITH a note that Bell also saw the clip, identified the aircraft:
AND HAVE GROUNDED IT FOR LIFE! :=
Anyone else?
thekite

[Rotorbee]

There you go.
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=137278&highlight=aerobatic+bell

[Choppie]

If you're talking about the one in South Africa then yes it has been grounded. The last time I saw it, it was being rebuilt. I know the pilot who had done it and yes it is very possible to do it with that helicopter. After inspecting the helicopter there wasn't anything wrong with after doing that, but unfortunately Bell can't say that themselves because then it would mean a lot of other 407's would also do the same.