Unfortunately, Bell's web page appears to have no performance figures for the 210, and the Huey II link is dead
On the assumption that the 210 is going to perform similar to a 205A-1, it would certainly be a better medium on fires than most of the current models,
BUT .........who is going to invest US$2.9m, certainly down here, for such a machine? The cost per hour of finance alone will jack the hourly rate up nearer that of a 214B, and what operations could an owner expect outside the fire season?
The reality of commercial life is that new machines generally impose a massive commitment on the owner for finance alone, making true competition with 2nd hand aircraft (which often perform to close parameters) very difficult.
Not counting the wealthy private owner who put their machines out for less than cost: a strange Australian habit, which has consistently beggared the industry
