Specifications
Broker
ART CONNOLLY
AI Description
- Model: BELL 427
- Condition: Used, immaculate condition
- Configuration: Corporate VIP, configured for six passengers
- Interior: New interior installed December 2025 with Athens Hazelwood leather seating, Pebble seat belt webbing, and Horizon Mink carpeting
- Exterior: New paint completed December 2025 in Dupont Blue with Gold accent striping
- Avionics:
- Garmin 500H with Synthetic Vision, Traffic, and HTAWS
- Garmin GTN 750 Nav/Com/GPS
- Garmin GRA 5500 Radar Altimeter
- Garmin GDL 88H with ADS-B In and Out, Weather, and Traffic
- Garmin GNC 255A No. 2 VHF Nav/Com
- Integrated Audio Panel and Transponder
- Pointer 4000 ELT
- Engines:
- Both engines are Pratt & Whitney, with 1,670 hours since new
- Additional Equipment:
- Dual controls, air conditioning, heater, baggage compartment
- Maintenance: Professionally maintained, complete records and logs, no accident or damage history, fresh annual inspection in January with new ignitors
- Turn-key helicopter ready for immediate service
About this Model
Overview
The Bell 427 is a skid-gear, twin-engine light helicopter developed from the Bell 407/206L lineage, positioned for operators who want straightforward twin-engine capability with familiar Bell handling and support. Typical use cases include corporate and private transport, utility support, and EMS-style configurations where payload flexibility and stable low-speed handling matter more than long-range cruise.
Mission Fit
The 427 generally fits missions that live within a light-twin helicopter’s fuel and payload envelope: multiple daily hops, mixed passenger/cargo loads, and operations that value twin-engine safety margins and stable low-speed work. It is less suited to missions dominated by maximum-range legs, consistently heavy payloads, or hot/high conditions that push performance margins—areas where stepping up in class is usually more efficient.
Cabin
Cabin layout is typically configured for executive transport or missionized roles, with a relatively flat, usable cabin floor area for the class and wide access through large doors. Noise/vibration levels and comfort depend heavily on interior completion and rotor/drive-train condition; buyers should evaluate the specific aircraft’s insulation, seating, and mission equipment integration rather than assuming a uniform standard across the fleet.