Compare Airbus Helicopters H135 vs Bell 429WLG GlobalRanger vs Cessna Citation Longitude vs Embraer Phenom 300E vs Gulfstream G280 vs Leonardo AW109 Grand New vs Pilatus PC-24
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| Manufacturer | Airbus Helicopters | Bell | Cessna Citation | Embraer | Gulfstream | Leonardo | Pilatus |
| Aircraft Type | H135 | 429WLG GlobalRanger | Longitude | Phenom 300E | G280 | AW109 Grand New | PC-24 |
| Base Aircraft Price (USD) | $6,150,000 | $7,700,000 | $29,965,000 | $9,650,000 | $24,900,000 | $ 7,800,000 | $11,800,000 |
| Direct Operating Cost | $ 861 | $ 931 | $ 2,500 | $ 1,758 | $ 3,168 | $ 1,140 | $ 1,619 |
| DOC / nm | $ 6.33 | $ 6.05 | $ 5.23 | $ 3.88 | $ 6.57 | $ 7.31 | $ 3.71 |
| DOC / nm / Seat | $ 0.79 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.65 | $ 0.55 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.91 | $ 0.62 |
| Max Cruise Speed (ktas) | 136 | 154 | 481 | 447 | 481 | 156 | 440 |
| Max Range (nm) | 342 | 381 | 3500 | 1971 | 3600 | 464 | 2076 |
| Useful Load (lbs) | 3124 | 2528 | - | 6914 | 15550 | - | 6680 |
| Total Seats | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Cockpit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Standard Cabin Seats | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Max Cabin Seats | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Min Crew | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Flight Deck (Base Spec) | Helionix | Bell BasiX-Pro | Garmin G5000 | Prodigy Touch (G3000) | Gulfstream PlaneView (Pro Line Fusion) | EFIS | Pilatus ACE (Primus Apex) |
| Flight Rules | IFR | IFR | - | - | - | VFR | - |
| Certification | FAA / EASA | FAA / EASA | FAA Certified | FAA / EASA | FAA / EASA | FAA / EASA | FAA / EASA |
| OEM Verification | Un-Verified | VERIFIED | Un-Verified | VERIFIED | Un-Verified | Un-Verified | VERIFIED |
| Weights | |||||||
| MRAMP (lbs) | - | - | 39700 | 18497 | 39750 | - | 18400 |
| MTOW (lbs) | 6570 | 7500 | 39500 | 18387 | 39600 | 7000 | 18300 |
| MTOW External Load (lbs) | 6570 | 8000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Max External Load (lbs) | 2646 | 3000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| MLW (lbs) | - | - | 33500 | 17043 | 32700 | - | 16900 |
| MZFW (lbs) | - | - | 26000 | 14220 | 28200 | - | 14220 |
| BOW (lbs) | - | - | - | 11583 | 24150 | - | 11620 |
| BEW (lbs) | 3446 | 4715 | - | 11473 | 24050 | - | 11520 |
| Useful Load (lbs) | 3124 | 2528 | - | 6914 | 15550 | - | 6680 |
| Max Payload (lbs) | - | - | - | 2637 | 4000 | - | 2500 |
| Fuel Capacity (lbs) | 1110 | 1453 | - | 5353 | 14600 | 1278 | 5964 |
| Useful Load Max Fuel (lbs) | 2014 | 1075 | 1600 | - | - | - | - |
| Payload Max Fuel (lbs) | - | - | 1600 | 1561 | 950 | - | 715 |
| Max Baggage Weight (lbs) | - | - | 1115 | 650 | 1980 | - | 1000 |
| Dimensions | |||||||
| Wingspan (ft) | - | - | 68.9 | 52.16 | 63 | - | 55.8 |
| Rotor Diameter (ft) | 34 | 36 | - | - | - | 35.5 | - |
| Width (ft) | - | 26.37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall Height (ft) | 12.6 | 12.39 | 19.4 | 16.75 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 17.4 |
| Length (ft) | 33.5 | 43 | 73.2 | 51.2 | 66.9 | 42.5 | 52.2 |
| Cabin Height (ft) | - | 4 | 6 | 4.9 | 6.3 | - | 5.1 |
| Aisle Step (ft) | - | - | Flat Floor | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | Flat Floor |
| Cabin Width (ft) | - | 5 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.9 | - | 5.6 |
| Cabin Width - Floor (ft) | - | - | 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.4 | - | 3.8 |
| Cabin Length (ft) | - | 6.58 | 25.2 | 17.2 | 25.9 | - | 23 |
| Cabin Length - Seating (ft) | - | - | 16.5 | 14.8 | 17.7 | - | 17 |
| Cabin Volume (cu. ft) | 173 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baggage Volume Int. (cu. ft) | - | - | 112 | 10 | 154 | - | 90 |
| Baggage Volume Ext. (cu. ft) | - | 74 | - | 74 | - | - | - |
| Engine | |||||||
| No. of Engines | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Helicopters | Bell | Cessna Citation | Embraer | Gulfstream | Leonardo | Pilatus |
| Model | Arrius 2B2+ | PW207D1 | HTF7700L | Canada PW535E1 | HTF7250G | PW207C | FJ44-4A-QPM |
| Horsepower | 660 | 1100 | - | - | - | 735 | - |
| Thrust (lbs) | - | - | 7665 | 3360 | 7624 | - | 3435 |
| Flat Rating | - | - | ISA + 19 | ISA + 15 | ISA + 17 | - | ISA + 23 |
| FADEC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TBO (hrs) | 4000 | 4000 | On-Condition | 5000 | On-Condition | 4000 | 5000 |
| Fuel Type | JetFuel | JetFuel | - | - | - | JetFuel | - |
| Fuel Capacity (gal) | - | 216.9 | - | - | - | 152 | - |
| Fuel Burn (gph) | - | 76 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fuel Burn (lbph) | - | - | 1478 | 757 | - | - | - |
| Avionics | |||||||
| Flight Deck | Helionix | Bell BasiX-Pro | Garmin G5000 | Prodigy Touch (G3000) | Gulfstream PlaneView (Pro Line Fusion) | EFIS | Pilatus ACE (Primus Apex) |
| Flight Rules | IFR | IFR | - | - | - | VFR | - |
| Standby Instrument | Digital | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FMS | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Autopilot | 3-Axis | 1 x 3-Axis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| PFD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 |
| MFD | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| GPS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| AHRS | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Flight Director | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Transponder | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| VHF Com | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| VHF NAV | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cabin | |||||||
| Total Seats | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Cockpit | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Standard Cabin Seats | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Max Cabin Seats | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| Min Crew | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Configuration | Green Interior | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cargo Door | - | - | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| Lavatory | - | - | 1 Enclosed Belted Flushing | 1 Enclosed Flushing | 1 Enclosed Belted Flushing | - | 1 Enclosed Flushing |
| Lavatory Location | - | - | AFT | AFT | AFT | - | FWD |
| Galley / Refreshment | - | - | Galley | Galley | Galley | - | Optional Refreshment Center |
| Galley Location | - | - | FWD | FWD | FWD | - | FWD |
| Crew Rest | - | - | No | No | No | - | No |
| Jump Seat | - | - | No | No | No | - | No |
| Max Cabin Altitude (ft) | - | - | - | - | 5800 | - | - |
| SL Cabin Altitude (ft) | - | - | 25400 | 25560 | 25000 | - | 23500 |
| Cabin Pressure (psi) | - | - | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.2 | - | 9.3 |
| Other | |||||||
| APU Manufacturer | - | - | Honeywell | - | - | - | - |
| APU Model | - | - | 36-150 | - | - | - | - |
| APU TBO (hrs) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gear Type | High Skids | Retractable Wheel | - | - | - | Retractable Wheels | - |
| Rotorhead | 4-Blade Articulated | 4-Blade Articulated | - | - | - | 4-Blade Articulated | - |
| Tail Rotor | Enclosed Fenestron | 4-Blade | - | - | - | 2-Blade | - |
| Warranty | |||||||
| Pilot Training Credits | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| MTX Training Credits | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Airframe (Yrs) | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Airframe (Hrs) | - | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | - | - |
| Engine (Yrs) | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Engine (Hrs) | - | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | - | 2000 |
| APU (Hrs) | - | - | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | - | - |
| Avionics (Yrs) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Performance | |||||||
| Max Cruise Speed (Mach) | - | - | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.84 | - | 0.74 |
| Max Cruise Speed (ktas) | 136 | 154 | 481 | 447 | 481 | 156 | 440 |
| Long Range Cruise (Mach) | - | - | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.8 | - | 0.62 |
| Long Range Cruise (ktas) | 130 | 134 | 452 | 383 | 458 | 156 | 358 |
| Vref (kias) | - | - | - | 104 | 115 | - | 90 |
| Max Speed (Vne) | 140 | 155 | - | - | - | 168 | - |
| Stall Speed - Flaps (kias) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82 |
| Max Range (nm) | 342 | 381 | 3500 | 1971 | 3600 | 464 | 2076 |
| Range Seats Full (nm) | 342 | 320 | - | - | - | 464 | - |
| Max Range Crew + 4 (nm) | - | - | 3500 | 1936 | 3600 | - | 1882 |
| Max Range Crew + 6 (nm) | - | - | 3462 | - | - | - | 1689 |
| Max Range Crew + 8 (nm) | - | - | 3427 | - | - | - | 1498 |
| Endurance (hrs) | 3.6 | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Take-off FL (ft) | - | - | 4810 | 3138 | 4750 | - | 2930 |
| Take-Off (5000 / ISA + 10) | - | - | - | 5400 | 7320 | - | 4720 |
| Landing Roll (ft) | - | - | 3170 | 2200 | 2720 | - | 2375 |
| Max Climb Rate (fpm) | 1560 | 2750 | 2550 | - | 5000 | 1930 | 4151 |
| Service Ceiling (ft) | - | 18710 | 45000 | 45000 | 45000 | 16000 | 45000 |
| Hover IGE (ft) | 13250 | 14130 | - | - | - | 15600 | - |
| Hover OGE (ft) | 7200 | 11290 | - | - | - | 10000 | - |