Boy isn't that the truth. The Bell/MD merger would have been great for both, as Bell could have got a great twin (the Explorer) since the 427 has marginal performance, and they could have keep the 500 line going, and done away with the 600 line in favor of the 407. Plus the MD line would have benefited from Bell's great customer service, and Bell would have benefited from the NOTAR technology. Funny how the FTC let Boeing buy McDonnell Douglas, and form the largest aerospace company in the U.S., but yet they wouldn't let Bell buy MD helicopter which would have been a plus for the U.S. helicopter industry. I guess maybe Eurocopter does have someone inside the FTC, ha, ha.