Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. firm, introduced the signed settlement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Power (RJAF) at this time at The Particular Operations Forces Exhibition & Convention (SOFEX) in Aqaba, Jordan. The contract contains the supply of the plane with a flight coaching system and a complete computer-based coaching bundle to allow an enhanced method to primary and superior rotorcraft flight coaching on the King Hussein Air School in Mafraq, Jordan. SOFEX is the world’s main particular operations forces and homeland safety exhibition. At the moment in its thirteenth 12 months, the present was established by His Majesty King Abdullah II to offer a platform to current and exhibit new and revolutionary tools and applied sciences in safety operations.
“We stay up for including the Bell 505 plane to our fleet and offering our pilots with the most effective attainable plane for his or her coaching. The addition of 10 new plane will allow us to additional develop our operations within the nation,” stated Brig. Gen. Mohammad F. Hiyasat, Commander, Royal Jordanian Air Power.
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“It’s with profound gratitude to the Royal Jordanian Air Power that we share information of this settlement to buy the Bell 505s as the brand new helicopter coach for the Air Power,” stated Patrick Moulay, senior vp, Worldwide Industrial Gross sales, Bell.
“We’re devoted to the Armed Forces, the Air Power, and the residents of Jordan and supply our dedication to make sure the perfect of service. The Bell 505 will serve alongside the women and men of the Air Power by taking part in a essential position in guaranteeing the operational readiness of its cadets,” Sameer Rehman, managing director, Africa and Center East, Bell.
The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (JRX) is an American/Canadian mild helicopter developed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 505 was unveiled on the 2013 Paris Airshow in June 2013 because the Bell SLS (Quick Mild Single). The Bell 505 designation was formally introduced in February 2014. Its first flight occurred on November 11, 2014. In August 2015, Bell had 350 letters of intent. Certification by Transport Canada[19] was awarded on December 21, 2016. The primary buyer plane was delivered on March 7, 2017 to a personal operator in Arizona, United States. The 505 was licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration in June 2017 and acquired excessive altitude certification (22,500 toes density altitude) in June 2019. Bell delivered the a centesimal 505 Jet Ranger X in June 2018, and the two hundredth in August 2019.The corporate lately celebrated the four-hundredth Bell 505 supply since its launch in 2017.
The Bell 505 is a well-liked plane for industrial and navy clients alike, providing phenomenal energy, optimum visibility and high-tech Garmin avionics. The Bell 505 is a “clear sheet” design, however makes use of some dynamic elements, such because the rotor system, of the Bell 206L-4. The airframe is constructed of steel and composites, and has a 22-square-foot (2.04 m²) flat ground and an 18-cubic-foot (0.51 m³) baggage bay. The Safran Arrius 2R is used with a dual-channel FADEC and a 3,000-hour Time-between-overhaul. The 505 cockpit is provided with the Garmin G1000H glass avionics suite. Numerous choices reminiscent of a cargo hook can be found. As essentially the most superior helicopter in its class in the marketplace, particulars have been thought-about within the design of the Bell 505, beginning with the totally digitally managed engine, and superior avionics that dramatically cut back pilot workload and maximize security in a mess of operational eventualities.
