I must be getting old; can somebody please find the FAA TCDS for 412 EPX? I checked everything, all in vain.

https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExte...dalOpened=true

- this is the PDF that comes up using "412EPX" in the "Keyword" field.

This is the search page I used:

https://drs.faa.gov/browse/TCDSMODEL...Keyword=412EPX

Thank you! Got it!

Heli Expo 2023 N412EPX demo
 

Thanks to Bell , managed to go flying in it twice so far Heli Expo 2023 in Atlanta (my pics below

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d39888f08e.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0b5ccfe3f3.jpg
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https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a0aef70336.jpg

Smooth as anything, felt like a Huey,

cheers

Heli expo 2024
 

Back for another flight in N412EPX in Anaheim this time from Fulerton Municipal Airport (as opposed to Angels Stadium in previous demo flights held at the show in Anaheim) back in Feb , And also had pleasure of seeing Ventura County Sheriff Department first a/c so my pics below.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d3c0957e4c.jpg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9a2d2857c0.jpg

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....52877177ce.jpg

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....741f0b1d8d.jpg
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https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....cb892f5784.jpg

Also that same week, the a/c was delivered to new customers San Diego County Sheriff Department and San Bernardino Sheriff Department

https://investor.textron.com/news/ne...-/default.aspx

cheers

Japan Coast Guard
 

Japan Coast Guard orders another pair of a/c

https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/23...px-helicopters

cheers

So, was this version added on EASA type certificate or not? Anyone?

Nope, and even the EPI is theory only.

I just find it odd pimping up such an old model helicopter with the latest gadgets like that. The cockpit looks a bit like what's in the 429, right?

That's what I thought. It's obviously a proven workhorse with demand still there but these days it seems a little too small on the inside with that huge box in the middle of the cabin and being such a loud machine too.

The US Forestry Service loves it.

While it's not in demand as a HEMS machine and definitely not in the VIP world.... and even less now than ever for O&G.... when you don't need to carry many passengers, the EPX has great hot/high capability and is a proven, reliable workhorse. The AW139 and Airbus products can't say the same thing.

And yes, the displays on the EPI/EPX are the exact same displays on the 429.

Hi

Any news about Bell 412 EPX?

FAA & EASA certified?

Ask at the Bell stand in Amsterdam this week!

But, was there ever any intent to be certified? Not just in Japan and neighbours?

Really I dont know! I saw somewhere on the internet that the Croatian police bought them two years ago!

https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/21...sold-in-europe

and they should be delivered by now

cheers

Nope... and yes, they can.

412EPX is finally certified under EASA... TCDS, Issue 5, 28 Nov 2024

...a 9 passenger aircraft (limited by emergency exit requirements)
...5 minute take-off power, I thought they wanted to go 30 minutes?

How can any 30 minutes rating be considered take off?

H145, AW169, AW139… it’s not a problem… for other than legacy. Try intense HHO. 5 minutes might fall short sometimes.

Probably needs a new title then.