Relentless

摘要

The Bell 525 Relentless programme is advancing. "Aircraft one is coming together like aircraft 100 would. It's very mature," Larry Thimmesch, Vice-President Bell 525 Program, told AIR International. The first flight test vehicle (FTV-1) of the Fort Worth, Texas-based company's new twin-turbine helicopter was scheduled to have a complete power-up in March (the cockpit was powered-up in November). After the tail boom and rotors are installed, Bell Helicopter will conduct ground runs of the engine and the drive system before flight tests begin. "We expect to get the aircraft fully complete and into the air around the first quarter," Thimmesch said.