Rotorcraft
Bell’s First 505 Sale to Netherlands Goes to Verdegro
Company will use the helicopter for business travel in Europe
Bell 505 helicopter sale to Verdegro Group
(Left to right) Daisy Jank, Rheinland Air Service; Gerrit Verwijs, owner, Verdegro Group; and Bell's Niklas Behncke and Robin Wendling at the recent Aerofriedrichshafen show. © Bell Textron

Bell Textron has made its first sale of a Model 505 helicopter in the Netherlands to Gerrit Verwijs, owner of Verdegro Group, a manufacturer of public safety infrastructure. Verdegro will use the Bell 505 for business trips in Europe, including showing customers its facilities near Breda in the Netherlands.

The Safran Arrius 2R-powered light helicopter features Garmin G1000H integrated avionics with synthetic vision and a five-seat cabin with wide panoramic windows. With a cruise speed of 125 knots and range of 306 nm, the 505 can hover in ground effect to 14,450 feet or out of ground effect at 10,460 feet.