OverviewThe Bell 407 is a single-engine, four‑blade light utility helicopter with a configurable cabin and an IFR-certified flight deck. The type has accumulated more than six million global flight hours and is used across public safety, utility, HEMS, corporate transport, armed multi-role and training operations.
Missions- Public safety: law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue
- Utility: external load capability and access to confined or remote sites
- HEMS: stable platform with bi-fold doors for patient loading
- Corporate transport: cabin layout for up to six passengers with wide cabin door
- Armed multi-role: Bell 407M configuration for tactical/armed missions
- Training: glass cockpit suitable for pilot instruction and situational awareness
Key Features- Precise Flight Pulselite®: pulsed landing and taxi lights to improve external visibility and reduce bird strikes (standard on 407 GXi and available aftermarket)
- IFR-capable: instrument flight operations in lower cloud ceilings
- High-resolution LED displays with improved readability and faster processors
- Custom cabin space: easy entry, seating for six passengers and >100 cu ft of flexible passenger area
- Powerplant: Rolls‑Royce Model 250‑C47E/4 turboshaft with dual-channel FADEC and auto-light features
- Maintenance support: composite rotor blades without life limit and Health and Usage Monitoring for real-time updates
Avionics & SystemsIntegrated GARMIN G1000H® NXi flight deck with synthetic vision and terrain awareness. Features include wireless connectivity via Flight Stream 510 for flight plan sync and database uploads, moving map on HSI, multi-pane MFD capability, power situation indicator, fuel flow and range ring mapping, tail rotor camera display on MFD, and optional WireAware, ADS‑B out/in, radar altimeter, TAS/TCAS I traffic and XM Weather.
Performance highlights- Capacity: 1 + 6 (pilot + 6 passengers)
- Max cruise: 133 kts / 246 km/h
- Range at VLRC: 337 nm / 624 km
- Max endurance: 4.0 hrs
- Hover ceiling (IGE): 13,550 ft
- Hover ceiling (OGE): 11,940 ft
Technical specifications- Standard seating: 1 + 6
- Standard fuel: 127.8 US gal / 482.8 liters
- Aux fuel: 19 US gal / 71.9 liters
- Cabin volume: 85 ft³
- Aft baggage compartment volume: 16 ft³ / 0.5 m³
- Empty weight (Base 407GXi aircraft): 2,700 lbs / 1,224 kg
- Max gross weight (internal, standard): 5,000 lbs / 2,268 kg
- Max gross weight internal (optional): 5,250 lbs / 2,381 kg
- Max gross weight (external load): 6,000 lbs / 2,722 kg
- Useful load - internal (standard, Base 407GXi spec): 2,300 lbs / 1,043 kg
- Useful load (internal, optional, Base 407GXi): 2,550 lbs / 1,156 kg
- Cargo hook capacity: 3,100 lbs / 1,406 kg
- Powerplant takeoff: 862 SHP / 643 kW
- Powerplant max continuous: 761 SHP / 567 kW
- Engine: Rolls‑Royce Model 250‑C47E/4 turboshaft with dual digital FADEC