Bell 429 GlobalRanger

{{Infobox aircraft

|name= Bell 429 GlobalRanger

|image= File:8-19-11 NEW 2010 MERCY FLIGHT 5 AT WCCH (modified).jpg

|caption= A Bell 429 from Mercy Flight 5

|type= Multipurpose utility helicopter

|national_origin= United States/Canada/South Korea{{cite web |url=http://www.airframer.com/aircraft_detail.html?model=429%20GlobalRanger |title=Bell 429 Globalranger Place of origin countries}}

|manufacturer= Bell Helicopter

|designer=

|first_flight= February 27, 2007[http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/pdf/429newsLetters/429_newsletter-2007-03mar.pdf Bell 429 newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118090611/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/pdf/429newsLetters/429_newsletter-2007-03mar.pdf |date=2008-11-18 }}. Bell, March 2007.

|introduction= 2009

|retired=

|status= In service

|primary_user= Canadian Coast Guard

|more_users= Royal Australian Navy (historical)
Swedish Police
Delaware State Police

|produced= 2007–present

|number_built=500 (July 2024){{cite web |url=https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/239716-bell-announces-delivery-of-500th-bell-429 |title=Bell Announces Delivery of 500th Bell 429}}

|unit cost= US$7.5 million (basic configuration, 2014)Inferred from a quote for a fully equipped Bell 429.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US-GDP|7.5|2014|r=1}} million in {{Inflation-year|US-GDP}}){{Inflation/fn|US-GDP}}

|developed_from= Bell 427

|variants=

}}

The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. The first flight of the prototype took place on February 27, 2007,[http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/personalcorporate/exectransport/9818.html "Bell Flies 429, Stretches Program"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116114525/http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/personalcorporate/exectransport/9818.html |date=2016-01-16 }}. Rotor & Wing, April 2007. and the aircraft received type certification on July 1, 2009.[http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/company/pressReleases/PR_09_0630_429certification.cfm "Bell 429 Achieves Certification"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711130847/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/company/pressReleases/PR_09_0630_429certification.cfm |date=2009-07-11 }}. Bell Helicopter, July 1, 2009. The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations.[http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/applications/nico-celn/en/adv_search.asp?x_lang=e Transport Canada Type Certificate Search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415153141/http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/applications/nico-celn/en/adv_search.asp?x_lang=e |date=2009-04-15 }}

Development

The impetus for developing the Bell 429 came primarily from the emergency medical services (EMS) industry. The Bell 427 was originally intended to address this market, but the 427's small cabin size would not adequately accommodate a patient litter,"Light Twin, Big Cabin", Aviation Week & Space Technology 170, 26 (June 29, 2009), p. 42. and the systems did not support instrument flight rules (IFR) certification. Bell's original concept for the 429 was a stretched model 427Croft, John. [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/06/12/327834/bell-canada-composites-not-a-grey-area.html "Bell Canada: composites not a grey area"]. Flight International, June 12, 2009. (unveiled as the Bell 427s3i at the 2004 HAI helicopter show), but this still did not provide what Bell and its customer advisers were looking for.AW&ST: "... but the cabin was not big enough to attract operators, particularly the emergency medical service industry."

Bell abandoned the 427 airframe and went to its MAPL (Modular Affordable Product Line) concept airframe that was still in conceptual development at the time. The 429 employs the all-new modular airframe concept and the advanced rotor blade design from the MAPL program, but maintains a derivative engine and rotor drive system from the 427.{{cite news |last1=Trimble |first1=Stephen |title=429 GlobalRanger teaches Bell new lessons in design |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/nbaa-429-globalranger-teaches-bell-new-lessons-in-d-377603/ |access-date=11 March 2016 |publisher=Flightglobal |date=22 October 2012 |location=Washington DC}} The basic model includes a glass cockpit and is certified for single pilot IFR. Bell partnered with Korea Aerospace Industries and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace of Japan in the helicopter's development.{{cite web |url=http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/frtypen/FRB429.htm |title=FLUG REVUE Aircraft Gallery: Bell Helicopter 429 |website=www.flug-revue.rotor.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312222010/http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/frtypen/FRB429.htm |archive-date=12 March 2005 |url-status=dead}}

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Bell had flown most of the critical MAPL technology components, using a 427 testbed aircraft, by February 2006. The first completed 429 flew on February 27, 2007. Certification was originally planned for late 2007, but program schedule delays, primarily caused by parts and material shortages common to all aviation manufacturers in that time period, caused the manufacturer to stretch the development timetable. In October 2007, the external configuration was set. In February 2008, Bell had three 429s in flight testing that had completed 600 flight hours.[http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/company/pressReleases/PR_08_0224-07Bell429update4HAI.cfm "Bell Provides 429 Program Update"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227215014/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/company/pressReleases/PR_08_0224-07Bell429update4HAI.cfm |date=2008-02-27 }}. Bell Helicopter, February 22, 2008. Its high-altitude testing was conducted in Colorado and its high-temperature testing in Arizona.{{Cite web|url=http://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2007/Textrons-Bell-Completes-Major-Milestone-in-the-429-Development/default.aspx|title=Textron Inc - Textron's Bell Completes Major Milestone in the 429 Development|website=investor.textron.com|access-date=2016-09-15}}

The helicopter received type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) on July 1, 2009, and from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by July 7, 2009.[http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/topstories/33439.html "FAA, TC Certify Bell 429"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194821/http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/topstories/33439.html |date=2016-03-03 }}. Rotor & Wing, July 7, 2009. EASA certification was announced at Helitech on September 24, 2009.[http://www.shephard.co.uk/news/3980/helitech-2009-bell-429-achieves-easa-certification/ "Helitech 2009: Bell 429 achieves EASA Certification"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Rotorhub, September 24, 2009. TCCA and authorities in some other countries later approved an increased weight exemption for the aircraft.{{Cite web |title= Bell Still Seeking FAA Weight Exemption for 429 |url= http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/modifications/Bell-Still-Seeking-FAA-Weight-Exemption-for-429_78385.html#.VsFCvyArLnA |work= Rotor & Wing Magazine |access-date= 2016-02-15 |archive-date= 2016-02-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160223082615/http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/services/modifications/Bell-Still-Seeking-FAA-Weight-Exemption-for-429_78385.html#.VsFCvyArLnA |url-status= dead }} However, FAA and EASA disagreed with the weight exemption, which had allowed the 429 to operate for the Canadian Coast Guard.Stephens, Ernie. "[http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/canada/Docs-Show-FAA-Was-Angry-Over-Bells-Weight-Exemption_82321.html Docs Show FAA Was Angry Over Bell's Weight Exemption] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608213202/http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/canada/Docs-Show-FAA-Was-Angry-Over-Bells-Weight-Exemption_82321.html |date=2014-06-08 }}" Rotor & Wing, June 3, 2014. Accessed: June 8, 2014. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140608213202/http://www.aviationtoday.com/regions/canada/Docs-Show-FAA-Was-Angry-Over-Bells-Weight-Exemption_82321.html Archived] on June 8, 2014.

As of June 2009, the Bell 429 had received over 301 letters of intent.Croft, John. [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/06/15/327736/paris-air-show-bell-certification-imminent-for-bell-429-rotor.html "Bell: certification imminent for Bell 429 rotor rocket"]. Flight Daily News, June 15, 2009. The launch customer was Air Methods Corporation, the largest medevac provider in the United States, which took one helicopter. On July 7, 2009, this aircraft (s/n 57006) was delivered to Air Methods (owner) and MercyOne (operator) at Bell's facility in Mirabel, Quebec.[https://montrealgazette.com/model+certified+Employees+guests+celebrated+certification+regulators+Bell+Helicopter+Bell+light+twin+engine+helicopter+model+company+plant+Mirabel+yesterday+aircraft+will+sell+about+million+developed+Mirabel/1768992/story.html New model certified]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}. Montreal Gazette, July 8, 2009.[http://www.textron.com/newsroom/featured_stories/07_16_2009.jsp Bell Presents 429 To Its First Customer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902174405/http://textron.com/newsroom/featured_stories/07_16_2009.jsp |date=2009-09-02 }}. Textron website, July 16, 2009.

Design

File:Bell 429 GlobalRanger C-FTNB cockpit 1.jpg

The Bell 429 has a four-blade rotor system with soft-in-plane flex beams. The rotor blades are composite and have swept tips for reduced noise. The tail rotor is made by stacking two two-blade rotors set at uneven intervals (to form an X) for reduced noise. The combined cabin volume is 204 cu ft (5.78 m³) with a {{cvt|130|ft3|m3}} passenger cabin and {{cvt|74|ft3|m3}} baggage area, with a flat floor for patient loading. A set of rear clamshell doors under the tailboom is optional for easier patient loading in EMS operations.

The 429 has a glass cockpit with a three-axis autopilot (optional fourth axis kit) and flight director as standard.{{Cite web |title= Bell Helicopter's Bell 429 {{!}} Business Jet Traveler |url= http://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/bell-helicopters-bell-429 |website= bjtonline.com |date= February 2010 |access-date= 2016-02-15}} Standard landing gear are skids. A retractable wheel landing gear is optional and adds five knots to cruising speed. The helicopter is categorized as a single-pilot IFR Category A. It is capable of operating with one engine inoperative. The main transmission is rated for 5,000 hours between overhauls and the tail rotor gearbox is rated for 3,200 hours.

Operational history

By July 2018, 325 aircraft had operated 330,000 hours for police forces, air medical teams, and militaries in 42 countries, including Australia, France, Indonesia, Kuwait, Oman, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, Thailand, the United States, and the United Kingdom.{{cite press release |url= http://news.bellhelicopter.com/en-US/167542-bell-429-celebrates-over-330-000-hours-of-operation |title= Bell 429 Celebrates Over 330,000 Hours of Operation |date= 16 July 2018 |publisher= Bell}}

Operators

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=Military and government operators=

;{{ARG}}

Government of Corrientes - 2{{cite web |url= https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/Argentina-Bell-429/|title = Bell 429 in Provincial Governments in Argentina |publisher= helis.com |year= 2023 |access-date= 18 November 2023}}
Entre Ríos Provincial Police - 1{{cite web |url= https://www.helis.com/database/cn/34047/|title = Policia de la Provincia de Entre Rios |publisher= helis.com |year= 2023 |access-date= 18 November 2023}}
Government of Santa Fe - 1{{cite web |url= https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/Argentina-Bell-429/|title = Bell 429 in Provincial Governments in Argentina |publisher= helis.com |year= 2023 |access-date= 18 November 2023}}
Government of San Juan - 1{{cite web |url= https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/Argentina-Bell-429/|title = Bell 429 in Provincial Governments in Argentina |publisher= helis.com |year= 2023 |access-date= 18 November 2023}}
Government of Tucumán - 1{{cite web |url= https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/Argentina-Bell-429/|title = Bell 429 in Provincial Governments in Argentina |publisher= helis.com |year= 2023 |access-date= 18 November 2023}}
Government of Salta - 1{{cite web |url= https://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/Argentina-Bell-429/|title = Bell 429 in Provincial Governments in Argentina |publisher= helis.com |year= 2023 |access-date= 18 November 2023}}

;{{AUS}}

NSW Police Force {{cite web|url= https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/organisational_structure/units/aviation_command|title= Aviation Command - NSW Police Public Site}}
Royal Australian Navy{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/21905/waf/|title = World Air Forces 2018 |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2018 |access-date= 4 August 2018}}
723 Squadron RAN - 3{{cite news |title=Raytheon to provide Bell 429s for interim RAN aircrew training |url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2011/09/raytheon-to-provide-bell-429s-for-interim-ran-aircrew-training/ |access-date= September 19, 2011 |newspaper=Australian Aviation |date= September 19, 2011}}
Queensland Police Service - 3{{Cite web |title=New POLAIR fleet takes to the sky with official launch of Bell 429 helicopters |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/101022 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Ministerial Media Statements |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Miles Doing What Matters: POLAIR boost to keep Queenslanders safe |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/100598 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Ministerial Media Statements |language=en}}

;{{CAN}}

Canadian Coast Guard - 16{{cite web|url=http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1039819&tp=1&_ga=1.115364870.1895177560.1453488565|title=Canadian Coast Guard Accepts New Light-Lift Helicopter in Shearwater, Nova Scotia|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=17 March 2016|archive-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326063658/http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1039819&tp=1&_ga=1.115364870.1895177560.1453488565|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url= http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/Bell429selectedforCanadianCoastGuard#.U913S7l0yM8|title= Bell 429 selected for Canadian Coast Guard |publisher= verticalmag.com |access-date=1 July 2014}}{{cite web|url= https://www.verticalmag.com/features/better-faster-stronger-canadian-coast-guards-new-helicopter-fleet/|title= Better, Faster, Stronger: The Canadian Coast Guard's new helicopter fleet|access-date= 15 July 2020|last= Johnson|first= Oliver|work= Vertical Magazine|date= 5 January 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180614070736/https://www.verticalmag.com/features/better-faster-stronger-canadian-coast-guards-new-helicopter-fleet/|archive-date= 14 June 2018|url-status= live}}

;{{IDN}}

Indonesian National Police
{{ill|Directorate of Air Police of the National Police Security Maintenance Agency|id|Direktorat Polisi Udara Baharkam Polri|vertical-align=sup}} - 2{{Cite web|date=10 September 2018|title=Bell-429 GlobalRanger, Armada Helikopter Terbaru Polisi Udara|url=https://www.airspace-review.com/2018/09/10/bell-429-globalranger-armada-helikopter-terbaru-polisi-udara/|access-date=11 December 2020|website=airspace-review.com}}

;{{JAM}}

Jamaica Defence Force - 5{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-jamaican-military-introduces-bell-429-451162/ |title= Jamaican military introduces Bell 429|publisher= flightglobal.com |access-date=15 August 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Sanchez |first1=Alejandro |title=Jamaica receives helos and MPA for national surveillance |url=https://www.janes.com/article/84788/jamaica-receives-helos-and-mpa-for-national-surveillance |website=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123125640/https://www.janes.com/article/84788/jamaica-receives-helos-and-mpa-for-national-surveillance |archive-date=23 November 2018 |location=Washington, DC |date=23 November 2018 |url-status=live}}

File:New Zealand Police Bell 429.jpg

;{{NZL}}

New Zealand Police - 3{{cite press release |title=Police unveil new Eagle helicopters for Air Support Unit |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-unveil-new-eagle-helicopters-air-support-unit |website=New Zealand Police |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=12 July 2019}}

;{{OMN}}

Ministry of Defence - 5{{Cite web|url=https://janes.ihs.com/DefenceWeekly/Display/1800272|title=Jane's by IHS Markit|website=janes.ihs.com|access-date=2017-03-28}}{{cite web|last1=Binnie|first1=Jeremy|title=Oman receives Bell 429 helicopter|url=http://www.janes.com/article/69047|website=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=28 March 2017|location=London|date=27 March 2017}}

;{{PHI}}

Philippine National Police - 3{{cite news |last1=Pulta |first1=Benjamin |title=Bato breaks in new PNP helicopter |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1032047 |access-date=13 March 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |publisher=Philippine government |date=16 April 2018}}{{cite news |author1=Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo |title=PNP acquires 3 more helicopters |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1877467/Manila/Local-News/PNP-acquires-3-more-helicopters |access-date=13 March 2021 |work=SunStar |date=20 November 2020}} 1 lost in crash on 5 March 2020 {{cite web | url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1119148 | title=Pilot in command in Laguna helicopter crash faces raps: PNP | website=Philippine News Agency }}{{cite web | url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/233596 | title=Accident Bell 429 RP-3086, Thursday 5 March 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/03/06/1998591/helicopter-carrying-pnp-chief-crashes | title=Helicopter carrying PNP chief crashes | website=The Philippine STAR }}

File:Bell 429 Slovak police (cropped).jpg

;{{SVK}}

Slovak Police Force - 4 (one crashed)[https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20542014/bell-helicopter-expressed-regret-following-crash.html/ "Bell Helicopter expressed regret following crash"]

;{{SWE}}

Swedish Police Authority - 9 (7 ordered in 2014 and 2 in 2018){{cite press release |title=Bell 429 celebrates over 330,000 hours of operation |url=https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/167542-bell-429-celebrates-over-330-000-hours-of-operation |website=Bell Textron Inc. |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=16 July 2018}}{{cite press release |title=Bell Helicopter announces the delivery of seven Bell 429s to the Swedish National Police |url=https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/162196-bell-helicopter-announces-the-delivery-of-seven-bell-429s-to-the-swedish-national-police |website=Bell Textron Inc. |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=18 May 2016}}

;{{THA}}

Royal Thai Police - 6{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Susan|title=Bell 429 receives increased weight approval in Thailand|url=https://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2012/Bell-429-Receives-Increased-Weight-Approval-in-Thailand/default.aspx|website=Textron|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180118083827/https://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2012/Bell-429-Receives-Increased-Weight-Approval-in-Thailand/default.aspx|archive-date=18 January 2018|location=Fort Worth, Texas|date=8 August 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Bell Helicopter Participates in Royal Thai Police Office of Logistics Anniversary Event|url=http://www.bellhelicopter.com/news/newsroom/2016/september/royal-thai-police|website=Bell Helicopter|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180118083736/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/news/newsroom/2016/september/royal-thai-police|archive-date=18 January 2018|date=September 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Royal Thai Police|url=https://www.helis.com/database/org/Royal-Thai-Police/|website=Helis.com|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180118083637/https://www.helis.com/database/org/Royal-Thai-Police/|archive-date=18 January 2018|url-status=dead}}

;{{TUR}}

{{ill|General Directorate of Forestry|tr|Orman Genel Müdürlüğü|vertical-align=sup}}{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
General Directorate of Security{{cite web |url=http://www.havacilik.pol.tr/Sayfalar/Helikopterlerimiz.aspx |title=Sayfalar - Bell 429 Album |access-date=2014-06-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506165238/http://www.havacilik.pol.tr/Sayfalar/Helikopterlerimiz.aspx |archive-date=2014-05-06}}

;{{UK}}

Wiltshire Air Ambulance - 1{{cite web |url=http://www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk/who-we-are/new-helicopter |title=New Helicopter: Wiltshire Air Ambulance |access-date=2015-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608235721/http://www.wiltshireairambulance.co.uk/who-we-are/new-helicopter |archive-date=2015-06-08}}

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;{{USA}}

Arizona Department of Public Safety - 1{{cite press release |url=http://www.bellhelicopter.com/news/press-release/2017/3/arizona-dps-bell-429|title=Arizona Department of Public Safety signs purchase agreement for Bell 429|publisher=Bell Helicopter|location=Dallas, Texas|date=7 March 2017|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312055053/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/news/press-release/2017/3/arizona-dps-bell-429|archive-date=2017-03-12|url-status=dead}}
Delaware State Police - 4{{cite web |url= http://wdel.com/story.php?id=63812 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20141106010348/http://wdel.com/story.php?id=63812 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 November 2014 |title= State Police add 2 Helicopters to fleet |website= wdel.com |access-date= 5 November 2014}}
Fairfax County Police Department - 2{{cite web |url= http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=a37adae5-8fc4-4fd1-8722-d9da28fa670f |title= Bell Helicopter Delivers Model 429 To Fairfax County Police Department |website= aero-news.net |access-date=2 February 2013}}
Honolulu Fire Department - 1{{cite news| last=Burgos | first=Annalisa | title=HFD modernizes air fleet with $10.6M twin-engine helicopter | date=October 31, 2024 | work=Hawaii News Now | url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/11/01/hfd-modernizes-air-fleet-with-106m-twin-engine-helicopter/ | access-date=January 25, 2025}}
New York City Police Department - 1{{cite web |url= http://www.policehelicopterpilot.com/nypd-aviation-unit/ |title= New York Police Department Aviation Division |publisher= www.policehelicopterpilot.com |access-date= 1 May 2015 |archive-date= 28 December 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141228185703/http://www.policehelicopterpilot.com/nypd-aviation-unit |url-status= dead }}
Puerto Rico Department of Health - 1{{cite press release|url=http://www.bellhelicopter.com/news/press-release/2017/1/puerto%20rico-hems-bell%20429|title=Department of Health of Puerto Rico Selects the Bell 429 for Medical Operations|publisher=Bell Helicopter|date=12 January 2017|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422205214/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/news/press-release/2017/1/puerto%20rico-hems-bell%20429|archive-date=2017-04-22|url-status=dead}}

;{{TUN}}

Tunisian National Guard - 3{{cite web |url= http://www.helis.com/database/model/Bell-429/cn?filc=TN |title= List of 429 in Tunisia |website= helis.com |access-date= 10 November 2019}}

Specifications (Bell 429)

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{{Aircraft specs

|ref=Bell 429 brochure,[http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/pdf/429.pdf Bell 429 brochure] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419150012/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/pdf/429.pdf |date=2009-04-19}}. Bell Helicopter. Bell Helicopter 429 product specifications,[http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/bell429_prodSpecs.cfm Bell 429 product specs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322214428/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/bell429_prodSpecs.cfm |date=2007-03-22 }}. Bell Helicopter Flug Revue Bell 429 page,[http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTypen/FRB429.htm Bell 429 page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717051718/http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/frtypen/FRB429.htm |date=2009-07-17 }}. Flug Revue. Aviation Week

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|max takeoff weight lb=7500

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|eng1 name=Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 (or PW207D2 with fuel heater installed)

|eng1 type=turboshaft

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|rot number=1

|rot dia ft=36

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