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HELI-EXPO: Bell seeks buyer for 412EPI display model

By James Drew2016-03-02T05:24:22+00:00

As well as showing off its latest clean-sheet designs, Bell Helicopter is also using the Heli-Expo show this week to offload a surplus 412EPI display model.

Unveiled in 2013, tail number N412TX features heavily in Bell’s 412EPI promotional material and is liveried in the airframer's corporate colours. It is being offered for sale at at reduced price after accumulating 900 flight hours since assembly in 2010.

Powered by two FADEC-equipped Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-9 Twin Pac engines, the 14-seater is being offered for slightly north of $10 million.

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Source: FlightGlobal.com

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