Bell has announced the 100th 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter has been delivered to North American operator, Hunt Companies.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the 100th Bell 505 delivery with Hunt Companies and our Mirabel employees,” said Cynthia Garneau, president of Bell Textron Canada.
“The outstanding success of the program is a testament to the unmatched technology and performance of the Bell 505.”
In the past few months, the Bell 505 made an appearance at Black Sea Aerospace and Defense in Bucharest, Romania, flew through scenic Alaska and even showed famous Manchester United striker, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, around Cambodia.
With customer deliveries happening worldwide from Mexico to Poland and Czech Republic to New Zealand, the aircraft continues to complete significant missions on global scale.
The first Bell 505 was delivered to Scott Urschel from Pylon Aviation at HAI Heli-Expo 2017.