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Old 15th Dec 2011, 22:26
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chopper2004
 
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Bell Magellan

I think there was a thread on here, regarding a new helo being developed by Bell, prior to this year's Heli Expo however I can't seem to find it on here so please forgive me

Anyhow from what I gather the project - Magellan is development of a medium weight airframe for offshore purposes completely new design from Fort Worth to replace the 412 and can carry up to 15 passengers to compete against the likes of the EC175 and the AW139.

However the other reference to Magellan was retrofitting and upgrading the 412 with Rogerson - Kratos digital cockpit with EVS, improved situation awareness and 4 x digital displays etc etc.

There's plenty of references from various aviation news sources online however I can't seem to find an official Bell Helicopter release let alone an artists impression of whats brewing in the XworX?

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