At the time I signed off on the order for London's 902 we were desperate for a machine with real performance as the dear old Dauphin N was well past it. The 902 was the best package available at the time with only the BK117 C2 in the frame there was little choice (circa 1999)
The 902's future was unknown at that point but if it had been supported well I have no doubt that it would have been a great success. As it is I believe it still has potential and for inner city ops it's a hard package to beat.
There was at one point the possibility of teaming up with the London Fire Brigade with a pair of 117s but they couldn't find any money to bring to the deal so that went by the board.
If my dreamworld Bell would take on the 902 and make it work with a redesigned 'B' model - a '903'. I know it will never happen.
G.
