Rotorcraft
Chilean LOIs Move Bell 505 Orders Closer to 400 Mark
Latin American customers account for nearly a quarter of the five-seat helicopter’s backlog.
Eagle Copters South America signed a letter of intent for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X at FIDAE 2016. The order puts Bell Helicopter's backlog for the light single helicopter closer to the 400 mark. (Photo: Bell Helicopter)
Eagle Copters South America signed a letter of intent for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X at FIDAE 2016. The order puts Bell Helicopter's backlog for the light single helicopter closer to the 400 mark. (Photo: Bell Helicopter)

Two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X signings this week at FIDAE 2016 in Santiago have boosted the order backlog for the in-development light single helicopter beyond 360 units, Bell Helicopter announced today. Eagle Copters, which has a base in Colina, Chile, and an undisclosed private Chilean operator each signed for a single corporate/VIP-outfitted Bell 505 at the show.


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