Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, announces the first flight of the Bell 525 Relentless. The maiden flight of the super-medium helicopter took place at the company’s aircraft assembly center in ...

LE BOURGET—Bell Textron has yet to conduct ground tests needed before the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter can begin the function and reliability testing phase with the FAA, says Mike Deslatte, senior ...

Bell’s goal to clinch US certification for its developmental 525 Relentless in 2024 is increasingly in the balance as the year draws to a close, with several flight-test points still to be addressed.

The 525 is the first civil fly-by-wire helicopter. Bell sees its in-development 525 super-medium as the right helicopter for North Sea operators. Bell is accelerating hiring, filling the production ...

DALLAS–Bell has completed flight testing of its 525 Relentless super-medium fly-by-wire rotorcraft and is in the final stages of readying the aircraft for market. While unable to provide detailed ...

Bell will later this year begin an operational evaluation of its 525 Relentless in partnership with Omni Helicopters, as the airframer closes on certification for the long-running super-medium-twin.