Airbus
H145 / ACH145
- Medium Helicopter
- 10 pax
- 351 nm
Medium HelicopterOut of production
Bell Textron
- Passengers
- 8
- Range
- 353 nm
- Max cruise
- 139 ktas
- Ceiling
- 16,180 ft
01 · Basic info
Bell 430
The Bell 430 is a twin-engine helicopter developed from the Bell 230, with a stretched fuselage and a four-blade bearingless main rotor. It is powered by two Rolls-Royce 250-C40B turboshafts with FADEC and was offered with skid or retractable wheeled landing gear. Standard seating is nine places including the pilot, with six- and eight-place executive layouts.
- Manufacturer
- Bell Textron
- Class
- Medium Helicopter
- Production
- Out of production
- First delivery
- 1996
- Last delivery
- 2008
- Engines
- 2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
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Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
02 · Specifications
Technical data
Capacity
- Flight crew
- 1
- Seats (maximum)
- 8
- Overall baggage volume
- 37 cu ft
Powerplant
- Engines
- 2 × Rolls-Royce 250-C40B
- Power (each)
- 808 shp
Weights
- Max take-off weight
- 9,300 lb
Performance
- Range
- 353 nm
- Range conditions
- Long-range cruise speed, sea level, ISA, 9,300 lb, skid gear, standard fuel, no reserve (Bell)
- Max cruise speed
- 139 ktas
- Long-range cruise speed
- 131 ktas
- Service ceiling
- 16,180 ft
External dimensions
- Length
- 50.25 ft
- Main rotor diameter
- 42 ft
Manufacturer-published or publicly documented type data, for orientation only. Figures vary with configuration, serial number, modifications and operating conditions. Not for flight planning. Values not publicly documented are omitted.
03 · Cabin layout
Cabin plan & cross-section
Cross-section data not published
Cabin width
–
Cabin height
–
- Club seating
- Baggage
04 · Range map
Where the 430 can fly nonstop
Range shown
353 nm
Published OEM range (Long-range cruise speed, sea level, ISA, 9,300 lb, skid gear, standard fuel, no reserve (Bell)): 353 nm. Great-circle distances, still air. Real-world range depends on payload, winds, temperature, routing and reserves, always confirm with a flight-planning study.
Nonstop from Dubai (DWC)
- Riyadh461 nm
- Mumbai1,044 nm
- Cairo1,301 nm
- Istanbul1,642 nm
- Nairobi1,898 nm
- Moscow2,004 nm
- Nice2,588 nm
- Geneva2,662 nm
- Paris2,840 nm
- London2,977 nm
- Singapore3,160 nm
- Lagos3,169 nm
- Hong Kong3,211 nm
- Johannesburg3,439 nm
- Dakar4,084 nm
- Tokyo4,305 nm
- New York5,951 nm
- Sydney6,502 nm
- São Paulo6,580 nm
- Miami6,810 nm
- Los Angeles7,240 nm
- Buenos Aires7,365 nm
- Mexico City7,769 nm
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