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Old 23rd May 2022, 10:39
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212man
 
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Originally Posted by chopper2004
Nope there’s only four flight test vehicles (should have been 5 but there was sadly a fatal crash in summer 2016).

PHi was Launch customer a decade ago Heli a expo 2012 when it was unveiled, then it was meant to be Bristow Group…

When I attended Heli Expo 2020, the final development test vehicle had Norwegian offshore company as launch customer …

And the Teeside company is offshoot of Ace Aeronautics

https://acehawkaerospace.com

cheers
Yes - it's not even certified yet: Bell continues 525 certification push but timeline depends on FAA | News | Flight Global

737Max has probably been a factor in the delays.....
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