Unfortunately, it was competing in an already crowded marketplace. Had Bell been the only company pitching a light twin for the para-public business at the time, however, it might have gotten away with it. With the public-service market at the time growing at a dizzying rate, the company’s conviction that EMS operators would accept a light-twin helicopter with a VFR-only cockpit and a cabin that could carry a litter only diagonally suggested a certain isolation from the realities of the aeromedical market.
I believe from a maintenance standpoint, they are easy to work with and easier to maintain.By launching the IFR version of its 427 model at Heli-Expo, in Las Vegas in March, Bell Helicopter finally acknowledged its mistakes in introducing the type in the first place, almost 10 years before. I would recommend the Eagle 407HP to other operators. “The support that we’re receiving from Honeywell and Eagle Copters is very good.
Yellowhead Helicopters’ aircraft maintenance engineer, Robert Wittmack, added: It fits perfectly into our fleet,” said Sean Rickards, director of operations, Yellowhead Helicopters. “Now that our customers have actually seen how the aircraft performs, it's changed their way of thinking from what aircraft will best suit them. The engine’s performance is delivering benefits to a range of hot-and-high altitude missions, with the HTS900 found to be both reliable and easy to maintain. The company has now flown its two Eagle 407HPs for more than 1,000 hours in total. They are used for missions including heli-skiing, firefighting and exploration work. Yellowhead Helicopters also operates two Eagle 407HPs, powered by Honeywell’s ground-breaking HTS900 engine.
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