Specifications
Aircraft Details
• One owner since new
• 4,266 airframe hours
• Rolls Royce 250-C40B engines (Engine 1: 4,219 hours, Engine 2: 4,224 hours)
• Turbine time remaining: 929 hours (both engines)
• Compressor time remaining: 2,679 hours (both engines)
• Stage 1 & 2 wheel time remaining: 954 hours
• Stage 3 & 4 wheel time remaining: 3,729 hours
• Component hours remaining: TRB 733, TGB 1,728, MGB 1,728, MRB on condition
• VIP passenger/corporate configuration
• Dual controls
• High skids with passenger step
• Utility crew seats
• Upper auxiliary fuel tank
• Wire strike kit
• Comprehensive spares kit included
• Environmental control system
• Avionics: EFIS attitude and horizontal situation, airspeed, vertical speed/altimeter, standby attitude, turn and slip, integrated instrument display system, fire warning/suppression panel, compass, Mode S transponder, ELT
• Exterior: White/Blue
• Interior: Utility crew seats
• Location: Auckland, New Zealand
About this Model
Overview
The Bell 430 is a twin-engine derivative of the Bell 230/222 family, positioned for operators who want higher cruise speed and improved hot/high performance relative to earlier variants while keeping a relatively compact footprint for urban helipads. It is commonly used for corporate transport, offshore support, and public-service roles where two-engine redundancy and IFR avionics are preferred.
Mission Fit
Typical missions emphasize time-sensitive passenger transport and light payloads at relatively high cruise speeds for the class. The aircraft’s strengths show most on short-to-medium legs with frequent turns, where vertical access and twin-engine margins matter more than long-range endurance.
Cabin
The cabin is oriented toward corporate transport with club-style seating options and a flat floor relative to many helicopters in its size class, supporting easy passenger entry and a clean interior finish. Noise and vibration levels depend strongly on interior treatment and rotor/drive-train condition, so similarly equipped aircraft can feel different in service.