Compare Airbus Helicopters H125 vs Airbus Helicopters H160 vs Bell 429 GlobalRanger vs Bell 505 JetRanger X

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Manufacturer	Airbus Helicopters	Airbus Helicopters	Bell	Bell
Aircraft Type	H125	H160	429 GlobalRanger	505 JetRanger X
Base Aircraft Price (USD)	$3,200,000	$14,000,000	$7,500,000	$1,445,000
Direct Operating Cost	$ 627	-	$ 931	$ 441
DOC / nm	$ 4.61	-	$ 6.29	$ 3.53
DOC / nm / Seat	$ 0.77	-	$ 0.79	$ 0.71
Max Cruise Speed (ktas)	136	155	148	125
Max Range (nm)	341	460	365	306
Useful Load (lbs)	2189	3992	2535	1500
Total Seats	6	14	8	5
Cockpit	2	2	2	2
Standard Cabin Seats	4	12	6	3
Max Cabin Seats	5	12	6	-
Min Crew	1	2	1	1
Flight Deck (Base Spec)	Garmin G500H	EFIS	Bell BasiX-Pro	Garmin G1000H
Flight Rules	VFR	IFR	IFR	VFR
Certification	FAA / EASA	FAA / EASA	FAA / EASA	FAA / EASA
OEM Verification	VERIFIED	Un-Verified	VERIFIED	VERIFIED
MTOW (lbs)	4960	12500	7000	3680
MTOW External Load (lbs)	6172	12500	8000	4475
Max External Load (lbs)	3086	3527	3000	2000
BEW (lbs)	2816	9348	4465	2180
Useful Load (lbs)	2189	3992	2535	1500
Fuel Capacity (lbs)	858	-	1453	568.5
Useful Load Max Fuel (lbs)	1551	-	1082	931.5
Max Baggage Weight (lbs)	-	-	-	250
Dimensions
Rotor Diameter (ft)	36.1	45.2	36	37
Width (ft)	-	-	26.37	6.51
Overall Height (ft)	10	13.1	13.25	10.65
Length (ft)	42.5	39.4	43	42.48
Cabin Height (ft)	-	-	4	2.75
Cabin Width (ft)	-	-	5	4.66
Cabin Length (ft)	-	-	6.58	7.17
Cabin Volume (cu. ft)	-	-	130	137
Baggage Volume Ext. (cu. ft)	-	-	74	18
Engine
No. of Engines	1	2	2	1
Manufacturer	Airbus Helicopters	Airbus Helicopters	Bell	Bell
Model	Arriel 2D	HE Arrano	PW207D1	Arrius 2R
Horsepower	847	-	1100	505
FADEC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Dual-Channel
TBO (hrs)	5000	4000	4000	4000
Fuel Type	JetFuel	JetFuel	JetFuel	JetFuel
Fuel Capacity (gal)	143	-	216.9	84.85
Fuel Burn (gph)	-	-	76	32.3
Avionics
Flight Deck	Garmin G500H	EFIS	Bell BasiX-Pro	Garmin G1000H
Flight Rules	VFR	IFR	IFR	VFR
Standby Instrument	Gyro / Analog	Digital	-	Digital
EFIS	-	-	-	GEA-71H
FMS	-	1	1	1
Autopilot	-	4-Axis	1 x 3-Axis	-
PFD	-	2	1	1
MFD	-	-	1	1
GPS	-	1	2	1
AHRS	-	2	-	-
Flight Director	-	-	2	1
ADC	-	1	-	-
Transponder	1	1	2	1
VHF Com	1	1	2	1
VHF NAV	1	1	2	1
Cabin
Total Seats	6	14	8	5
Cockpit	2	2	2	2
Standard Cabin Seats	4	12	6	3
Max Cabin Seats	5	12	6	-
Min Crew	1	2	1	1
Configuration	-	Green Interior	-	-
Other
Gear Type	High Skids	Retractable Wheels	Low Skids	Low Skids
Rotorhead	3-Blade Articulated	5-Blade Articulated	4-Blade Articulated	2-Blade Teetoring
Tail Rotor	2-Blade	Enclosed Fenestron	4-Blade	2-Blade
Warranty
Pilot Training Credits	-	-	2	1
MTX Training Credits	-	-	1	-
Airframe (Yrs)	-	-	3	3
Airframe (Hrs)	-	-	1000	1000
Engine (Hrs)	-	-	1000	1000
Performance
Max Cruise Speed (ktas)	136	155	148	125
Long Range Cruise (ktas)	130	155	130	112
Max Speed (Vne)	155	175	155	134
Max Range (nm)	341	460	365	306
Range Seats Full (nm)	336	460	304	306
Endurance (hrs)	4.5	-	4	3.9
Max Climb Rate (fpm)	1773	1750	2750	-
Service Ceiling (ft)	-	19357	18710	18610
Hover IGE (ft)	13250	9200	14130	14450
Hover OGE (ft)	11150	6500	11290	10460