PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
View Single Post
Old 2nd Aug 2014, 16:04
  #180 (permalink)  
Matari
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 278
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
VF: Maybe it's just a question of nomenclature. The old Jetranger has "chin" bubbles at the nose and feet of the pilot. The "new" Jetranger does not, as you mentioned.

However, the AS-350 doesn't have proper chin bubbles either. It does have "cheek" bubbles, which afford visibility downward and to the side. Similarly, the new Jetranger has a wide, floor level windscreen which should afford similar visibility as the AS-350.

Just curious as to why the new Jetranger couldn't provide the same level of utility ops visibility as the venerable Squirrel.
Matari is online now