Textron Corporation’s Bel Textron Corporation announced that it has successfully sold and delivered two Bell 505 helicopters to the Indonesian Navy. The newly purchased helicopter will be used as a basic helicopter trainer.
“Bell 505 has more than 50,000 hours of global flight time. It is an excellent aircraft that can be used to train pilots to fly today’s modern aircraft with integrated glass flight decks, FADEC controlled engines and other advanced technologies,” said Jose, managing director of Asia ·Jose Jacinto Monge (Jose Jacinto Monge) means the Pacific, Bell.
“We are honored that the Indonesian Navy has chosen Bell 505 as its basic helicopter trainer, and we look forward to supporting the training of its next generation rotorcraft pilots.”
This delivery brings the Indonesian Navy’s Bell fleet to five aircraft, including three Bell 412 helicopters. More than 100 Bell helicopters are operating in Indonesia’s military and commercial sectors.
Since most training helicopters in the world consist of light stand-alone helicopters, the Bell 505 is ideally suited to prepare future military pilots around the world to deal with the countless challenges they will face in their missions.
Bell 505 is Bell’s latest five-seater aircraft, designed for safety, efficiency and reliability. With the latest Garmin avionics and dual-channel FADEC controlled engines, Bell 505 is the most advanced short and light stand-alone machine on the market. There are more than 300 Bell 505s operating in 55 countries/regions on six continents.
