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Bell 407

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Single turboshaft light utility helicopter. Includes variants 407GX and upgraded models 407GXP and 407GXi.

Photo: Bell Helicopter Textron

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Business, Utility

Final assembly

Ozark (Blackwell Field) · Montreal (Mirabel) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

1,679 aircraft

Production years

1995-2026

Average age

16.5 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (618), Canada (94), Mexico (47), South Africa (33), Iraq (25)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 27

Minimum crew

Synthetic vision Option

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Bell 407	1993 / 1994	Baseline variant, four-bladed, sing-engine helicopter.
Bell 407GX	2011 / 2012	Production: 1 (2019) GAMA: Bell 407GX. Variant with Garmin glass cockpit.
Bell 407GT	2013 / 2013	Armed version of 107GX.
Bell 407GXP	2015 / 2016	Production: 1 (2019) GAMA: Bell 407GXP. Upgraded version of 407GX with greater MTOW.
Bell 407GXi	2018 / 2018	Production: 5 (2026) GAMA: Bell 407GXi. Further upgraded version of 407GX with improved avionics and more powerful engine.
Bell 407M	2021 /	Production: 1 (2020) GAMA: Bell 407. Special mission aircraft that can be equipped with range of armaments for armed reconnaissance, special operations, light-attack, anti-piracy and other missions.

Airframer

Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)

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