Bell Helicopter cancels Model 417 development

Staff March 02, 2007
Bell Helicopter Textron officials say the company has canceled further development of the proposed Model 417 because of performance shortfalls. The single-engine aircraft, which debuted at last year's Heli-Expo show in Dallas, would not represent a significant advantage in speed over the Model 407...

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