Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Bell Model 427 Light Twin-Engine Multirole Utility Helicopter.
2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D turboshaft engines developing 710 horsepower each and driving a four-bladed main rotor and two-bladed tail rotor.
Propulsion
162 mph
260 kph | 140 kts
Max Speed
10,007 ft
3,050 m | 2 miles
Service Ceiling
454 miles
730 km | 394 nm
Operational Range
2,000 ft/min
610 m/min
Rate-of-Climb