AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Photo: Bell Helicopter Textron
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Business, Utility | ||
| Final assembly | Montreal (Mirabel) | ||
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Twin turboshaft light utility helicopter. Also produced by Korea Aerospace Industries.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Bell 429 | 2005 / 2007 | Production: 22 (2024). Twin-engine utility helicopter, also known as 429 GlobalRanger. | |
| KAI Bell 429 | 2006 / 2007 | Variant produced by Korea Aerospace Industries. | |
| Bell 429WLG | 2013 / 2013 | Production: 1 (2024). Wheeled Landing Gear variant. |
View full news archive for the Bell 429.
| Materials | Adhesives (1) Coatings (1) Composites (1) |
| Components | Actuation (1) Bearings (1) Lighting (1) Mechanical Components (2) Non-Mechanical Components (1) |
| Airframe Systems | Airframe Assemblies (1) Cabin Interiors (2) Landing Assemblies (2) Safety & Security Systems (2) |
| Avionics | Communications (Airborne) (3) Flight and Data Management (4) Imaging and Visual Systems (2) Indicators and Instruments (3) Navigation Aids (Airborne) (2) Warning Systems (1) |
| Power Systems | Engine Components (3) Engines (1) Power Transmission (1) Rotors & Propellers (1) |
| Production | Computer Integrated Manufacturing (1) Machining (1) |
| Testing | Aircraft Operations (1) |
| Syensqo (was Solvay) | Analysis | News | Adhesives. Note: Cure modified epoxy film adhesive |
| GAR Electroforming | Analysis | News | Corrosion Inhibitors. Note: Abrasion sheaths |
| Syensqo (was Solvay) | Analysis | News | Carbon-reinforced Composites. Note: Structural composites |
| Woodward HRT | Analysis | Hydraulic Actuators. Note: Flight control actuation system |
| Hutchinson Aerospace | Analysis | Bearings. Note: Tail rotor flapping bearings |
| Trakka Systems | Analysis | Searchlights. |
| ECE | Analysis | Windshield Wipers. Note: Windshield wiper system |
| Ho-Ho-Kus, Inc. | Analysis | Latches. |
| Hutchinson Aerospace | Analysis | Springs. Note: Spring pitch restraint |
| Héroux-Devtek Inc. | Analysis | News | Fuselage Sections. Note: Cabin, cockpit & aft fuselage components |
| MECAER Aviation Group | Analysis | News | Aircraft Interiors. Note: Specialty custom interior 'MAGnificent', with SILENS noise and vibration supression system (429WLG) |
| Placeteco, Inc. | Analysis | Aircraft Interiors. Note: Design & manufacture of interior |
| Héroux-Devtek Inc. | Analysis | News | Helicopter Landing Gear. Note: Landing gear |
| MECAER Aviation Group | Analysis | News | Helicopter Landing Gear. Note: Landing gear system integration, including wheels, tyres & hydraulic brakes |
| ARTEX | Analysis | Emergency Locator Transmitters. Note: C406-N-HM ELT (429WLG) |
| JJASPP Engineering Services | Analysis | Medical Equipment. Note: Avion Battery Restraint System (ABRS), Balloon Pump Restraint Systems, B Braun triple infusion pump mounting system, CARDIOHELP Restraint System (CHRS), Heart Pump Restraint System (IMRS), Oxygen Bottle Restraint System (OBRS10), Revel Ventilator Restraint System (VRS) |
| Becker Avionics, Inc. | Analysis | Onboard Intercom Systems. Note: DVCS6100 digital audio system (429WLG) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | Radar Transponders. Note: GTX 330 ELS compliant Mode S transponder (429WLG) |
| PS Engineering, Inc. | Analysis | Onboard Intercom Systems. Note: PMA7000H intercom |
| GPMS International, Inc. | Analysis | Health & Usage Monitoring. Note: Foresight MX predictive Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) |
| Safran Electronics & Defense (Components) | Analysis | Autopilots. Note: Trims & SMART servo-actuators for autopilot flight controls |
| Triumph Systems Electronics & Controls - North Wales | Analysis | News | Cockpit Control Systems. Note: Mechanical flight controls (manufactured in North Wales and Shelbyville facilities) |
| Triumph Systems Electronics & Controls - Shelbyville | Analysis | News | Cockpit Control Systems. Note: Mechanical flight controls (manufactured in North Wales and Shelbyville facilities) |
| Astronics PECO | Analysis | Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS). Note: Max-Viz 1500 EVS |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Weather Mapping Radar. Note: Optional Primus 660 weather radar (429WLG) |
| Astronautics Corp of America | Analysis | News | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems. Badger Pro+ - Bell 429 (Badger Pro+ BasiX-Pro) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Attitude and Heading Reference Systems. Note: KSG-7200 air data attitude heading reference system Radar/Radio Altimeters. Note: Radar altimeter |
| Rogerson Kratos Corporation | Analysis | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems. Note: LCD colour displays, optional third MFD (429WLG) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | GPS. Note: GNS 430 GPS |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Automatic Direction Finders. Note: ADF (option) |
| Honeywell Aerospace | Analysis | Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems. Note: Enhanced ground proximity warning system |
| Avior Integrated Products Inc. | Analysis | Engine Housings. Note: Engine cowl structure |
| Donaldson Company, Aerospace & Defense | Analysis | Engine Air Filters. Note: Barrier filtration system |
| Donaldson Filtration Solutions | Analysis | Engine Air Filters. Note: Inlet barrier filter system |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines. PW200 Series - Bell 429 (PW207D1); Bell 429WLG (PW207D1); KAI Bell 429 (PW207D1) |
| Triumph Geared Solutions - Macomb | Analysis | News | Gears & Assemblies. Note: Main transmission assembly |
| Kaman Air Vehicles (was Kaman Aerosystems) | Analysis | News | Helicopter Rotors. Note: Composite rotor blade skins & skin core assemblies |
| ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH | Analysis | News | Systems Integration. Note: Mission Management System (429 law enforcement demonstrator) |
| MTorres Disenos Industriales S.A. | Analysis | Milling. Note: Milling systems with flexible tooling |
| PFC Defense | Analysis | Flight Simulators. Note: Precision X mixed reality simulator |
