Specifications
AI Description
- Model: BELL 427
- Condition: Used
- Location: Mielec, Poland
- Low time and very good technical and visual condition
- Air conditioning equipped
- Used only for company flights
- Over 2000 hours remaining on engines
- Second owner since new
- Reason for sale: Other aviation project in progress
- Owned by a company, selling based on invoice
- Immediate availability
- No damage history
- All documents available since new
- Airframe total time: 1,472 hours
- Engine 1: PW 207D (LH), 1,453 hours total time, 2,047 hours remaining until TBO of 3,500 hours
- Engine 2: PW 207D (RH), 1,453 hours total time, 2,047 hours remaining until TBO of 3,500 hours
- Avionics: Garmin GNS 430, Bendix King KY196A, Bendix King KT76C, Garmin GMA340, Bendix King KR87
- Exterior and interior painted in 2002
- Configuration: Corporate
- Number of seats: 7
- Maintenance: PART 145, under CAMO, all ADs up to date, valid ARC
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.