Bell 505 goes South to Brazil

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X mock-up

Bell Helicopter has started a Jet Ranger X demo tour of Brazil, using the Bell 505 mock-up. The tour began on 3 September in Balneário Camboriú.

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Balneário Camboriú is the first of 10 stops throughout Brazil for the Bell 505 demo tour. The nine other cities on the tour include: Curitiba, Paraná; Belo Horizonte; Vitória; Salvador; Goiania; Ribeirão Preto; São Paulo; Rio de Janeiro and Angra dos Reis.

People can keep track of the Bell 505’s progress through Brazil on Bell Helicopter’s social media accounts.

The Bell 505 has more than 350 letters of intent (LOI) worldwide and more than 35 from customers throughout Brazil.

“The Bell 505 offers an exceptional combination of value, performance and features available on the market today and customers are responding.”

Jay Ortiz, Bell Helicopter’s vice president of Latin American sales said: “The Bell 505 offers an exceptional combination of value, performance and features available on the market today and customers are responding. We are thrilled to showcase the capabilities of this aircraft throughout the region.”