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.....