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Bell 525 Relentless

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Twin turboshaft super medium transport helicopter, offered with Offshore, Corporate, VVIP, and Parapublic (rescue) kits.

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Lift type

Rotary wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Business, Passenger small, Search & rescue, Utility

Final assembly

Amarillo (Rick Husband International) ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Mixed

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Electro-thermal

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 29

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Bell 525 Relentless	2012 / 2015		Multirole medium helicopter.

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