Bell B-429

Description

Bell B-429. Helicopter

Dimension 37 cm long

Mahogany Wooden Model

Mahogany model, hand-crafted primarily from solid hardwood, the size of the model is 37 cm long. This model is composed of 6 easily assembled movable pieces which include the fuselage, the wings, the rudder, stabilizer and the base. The wood receives base protection which prevents drying out and cracking. Occasional cleaning maintenance with a citrus-based oil product is sufficient is keeping the collection piece beautiful even after a year after year of display in your company office or private home.

The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. First flight of the Bell 429 prototype took place on February 27, 2007,^[4] and the aircraft received type certification on July 1, 2009.^[5] The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations.^[6]

The impetus for developing the Bell 429 came primarily from the emergency medical services (EMS) industry. The Bell 427 was originally intended to address this market, but the 427’s small cabin size would not adequately accommodate a patient litter,^[7] and the systems did not support instrument flight rules (IFR) certification. Bell’s original concept for the 429 was a stretched model 427^[8] (unveiled as the Bell 427s3i at the 2004 HAI helicopter show), but this still did not provide what Bell and its customer advisers were looking for.^[9]