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Old 23rd Feb 2008, 19:26
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When Bell told customers that if they signed up for a 427 they would get in 2 years max, it took about 5 for the first ones to come up, that is how we got the first A109 Powers around here, most people who signed up for the 427 ended up telling Bell "I want my money back" and with Agusta.

Now the Bell 430 has silly performance at altitude, and it's expensive.

But my beloved 407 can carry 5 off our rooftop helipad at 8100 Feet for an hours flight, it takes practically the same load for 2.2 millon USD that the 5 millon Agusta 109E does. It's relatively fast, cheap to operate, dependable, and a blast to fly!!
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