Bell 407
About the helicopter
General characteristics:
Crew: 1–2 pilots
Passenger capacity: up to 6 passengers
Payload: 1,178 kg
Length: 12.74 m
Fuselage length: 10.58 m
Main rotor diameter: 10.67 m
Tail rotor diameter: 1.65 m
Fuselage width : 2.29 m (on runners)
Height: 3.32 m
Area swept by the main rotor: 89.38 m²
Empty weight: 1,203 kg
Normal takeoff weight: 2,268 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 2,381 kg
with suspension: 2,721 kg
Volume of fuel tanks: 484 l (+ 72 l in the luggage compartment)
Power source: 1 × Rolls-Royce 250-C47B turboshaft
Engine power: 1 × 760 hp
(1 × 606 kW (takeoff))
Dimensions of the cargo compartment:
Width: 1.37 m
Height: 1.0 m
Flight characteristics
Maximum permissible speed: 259 km / h
Maximum speed:
at the ground: 246 km / h
at an altitude of 1 220 m : 250 km / h
Cruising speed:
at the ground: 207 km / h
at an altitude of 1 220 m: 213 km / h
Practical range: 611 km
Flight duration: 3 hours 42 minutes.
Service ceiling: 6,100 m
Static ceiling:
ground effect: 3 720 m
without ground effect: 3,170 m
Rate of climb: 6.8 m / s
Disc load: 27.9 kg / m²
Thrust-to- weight ratio: 221 W / kg ( for transmission at normal takeoff weight)
Technical Specifications
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