I guess we are not going to be sure until March..... [HAI]... big noise... clouds of smoke and a new project.... but there is plenty of room here on this thread for a few wild guesses....
How about a three engined UH-1 with 20 seats. The Bell ExtraHuey 101....
I guess its more likely to be a 139 competitor but with the US preferring the single perhaps that guess about a 119 competitor may not be off beam. The 119 did not work over-well in Europe or Stateside so its now off to the Far East [India China] to chance its arm.... 1970s rooted technology with a single engine did not work for Bell so why did Agusta go there as well?
Never really sure why Bell did not stick to the 417 [re-engined 407] and a quick fix even after the military ditched it.... looks like there is a Middle East market interest... and now there is that Eagle conversion of a 407 around to entice them. Most times someone brings out a Bell conversion Bell copy them [e.g. Tridair and the 206LT.... the LT was a great machine as long as you did not actually want to leave the home airport].
Yes, for a couple of months this could be guessers corner! Hope no-one finds out the truth too early
