Bell 407 Air Speed Restored
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Bell 407 Air Speed Restored
Bell Helicopter Textron
Fort Worth, TX 6 April, 2001
Press Release
[This message has been edited by Heliport (edited 10 April 2001).]
Fort Worth, TX 6 April, 2001
Press Release
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">"After an exhaustive investigation, Transport Canada Authorities (TCA) and the FAA have lifted the airspeed restriction limiting the Vne of the Bell 407, issued after an accident involving a 407 in December 2000.
"The FAA approved an Alternate Means of Compliance (AMOC) Friday April 6, 2001. Authorities from TCA, FAA, CTSB and the NTSB have agreed that no data has emerged from the investigation that would attribute the cause of the accident to a tail rotor strike. The investigation into what did cause the accident is continuing.
"As of today the FAA and the TCA have approved the return the Bell 407 to the full Vne of 140 knots. Commenting on the action Jeff Pino, Vice President for the Commercial Business Unit at Bell Helicopter said, "We at Bell are extremely pleased by this action. The 407 is the finest light single helicopter in the world today. Returning it to 140 knots Vne allows this aircraft to provide our customers the performance and value they chose when they purchased it."
"The Bell 407 has set the mark for sales and performance since its introduction in 1996. Since then over 480 have been sold and are performing in police, Emergency Medical Service(EMS), Electronic News Gathering (ENG), and executive transport markets as well as off shore operations. "</font>
"The FAA approved an Alternate Means of Compliance (AMOC) Friday April 6, 2001. Authorities from TCA, FAA, CTSB and the NTSB have agreed that no data has emerged from the investigation that would attribute the cause of the accident to a tail rotor strike. The investigation into what did cause the accident is continuing.
"As of today the FAA and the TCA have approved the return the Bell 407 to the full Vne of 140 knots. Commenting on the action Jeff Pino, Vice President for the Commercial Business Unit at Bell Helicopter said, "We at Bell are extremely pleased by this action. The 407 is the finest light single helicopter in the world today. Returning it to 140 knots Vne allows this aircraft to provide our customers the performance and value they chose when they purchased it."
"The Bell 407 has set the mark for sales and performance since its introduction in 1996. Since then over 480 have been sold and are performing in police, Emergency Medical Service(EMS), Electronic News Gathering (ENG), and executive transport markets as well as off shore operations. "</font>
[This message has been edited by Heliport (edited 10 April 2001).]
