Bell Pressing Ahead With Fly-By-Wire 525 Certification

Credit: Bell Helicopter
Twenty months after a fatal crash resulted in the loss of the first prototype, Bell Helicopter is blazing a trail to achieve certification of its fly-by-wire Model 525 super-medium twin-engine helicopter by year-end. The flight-test fleet was immediately grounded after the crash of the orange...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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