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Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
Bell · Utility / Transport Helicopter · USA · Modern (1992–2009)
The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4.
Specifications
- Category
- Rotorcraft
- Sub-Category
- Utility/Transport
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Modern (1992–2009)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Operator
- USA (cancelled)
- Primary Role
- Utility / Transport Helicopter
- Status
- Cancelled
- Propulsion
- Turboprop
- Engine
- Turbomeca Arrius 2F turboshaft
- Thrust / Power
- 813 shp
- Launch
- VTOL
- Length (ft)
- 42.6
- Wingspan (ft)
- 35
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 4600
- MTOW (lb)
- 7800
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 20000
- Max Speed (mph)
- 155
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.24
- Armament
- Cancelled armed recon helicopter programme