Specifications
AI Description
- Model: BELL 427
- Year: 2007
- Location: Poland
- Outstanding visual and technical condition
- Used for private flights
- New interior installed in 2023
- Air conditioning system
- Passenger door opener kit
- Total airframe time: 2,942 hours
- Engines: 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D
- Engine 1: Serial BF0137, Total Time 2,942 hours, TBO 3,500 hours
- Engine 2: Serial BF0138, Total Time 2,942 hours, TBO 3,500 hours
- Maintenance: PART 145, under CAMO, all ADs up to date
- Valid ARC until May 2026
- Avionics:
- NAV/COM1: Garmin GNS530W
- NAV/COM2: Garmin GNS430
- Transponder: Garmin GTX330 (ADS-B)
- Audio Panel: PS Engineering PMA7000B
- ELT: Artex C406-N
- Additional equipment includes:
- Wire strike protection system
- Flitestep kit
- Automatic baggage door opener kit
- Sandel Avionics SN3500 EHSI
- Garmin GMX200 multi-function display
- LED beacon
- Whelen A650 strobe light system
- Avidyne/Ryan TAS610 TAS system
- Garmin GDL 69A weather data link system
- Exterior visual condition: 8.5/10
- Interior visual condition: 9.5/10
- No damage history, all documents since new.
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.