- February 5, 2021, 8:25 AM
Bell recently delivered the first European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)-certified Bell 505 NXi. The handover of Bell’s latest iteration of its turbine light single, which was revealed a year ago and approved by EASA in December, was made at Bell’s Prague facility.
According to Bell, the 505 NXi features improvements such as the Garmin G1000H NXi integrated avionics suite with dual-core processors that reduce boot time by more than 50 percent; LED-backlit and improved displays that increase resolution and brightness; easy LRU replacement via automatically loaded software recognition; VFR/IFR charts available via the multifunction display; enhanced horizontal situation indicator with map, traffic, and terrain overlays; and an optional wireless datalink that enables flight plan and database uploads via a compatible mobile device.