page_title: Bell 407
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Bell 407 / Variants
caption_attribution_description: English: Bell 407 GT Experimental helicopter at Airpower 2013 in Zeltweg/Austria
context_page_description: The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter; a derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger. The 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4.
context_section_description: Bell 407
  A civil utility helicopter, a derivative of the Bell 206L-4.
  ARH-70
  An upgraded 407 version to serve as an armed reconnaissance helicopter.
  Bell 417
  Planned civil version of the ARH-70, was canceled.
  Bell 407 Light Observation Helicopter
  A military reconnaissance version.
  Eagle 407 HP
  Version from Eagle Copter (Alberta, Canada) with a more powerful Honeywell HTS900 engine, rated at 1,021 shp (760 kW).
  Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout
  An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) version being developed by Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter as a cargo resupply demonstrator. The test aircraft flew on 10 December 2010 at the Yuma Proving Ground. In February 2011, the US Navy's budget request for 2012 included funds to buy 12 Fire-X helicopters under the designation MQ-8C.
  Bell 407AH
  An armed civil-certified version for use with government and security forces.
  Bell 407GX
  Version of the 407 that features the new Garmin G1000 H-model glass cockpit along with improved avionics and improved flight controls.
  Bell 407GT
  Armed version of the 407GX.
  Bell 407GXP
  Marketing designation for the 407 with Rolls-Royce 250-C47B/8 engine and Garmin G1000H avionics.
  Bell 407GXi
  Marketing designation for the 407 with Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 engine and Garmin G1000H NXi avionics.
caption: Bell 407 GT Experimental helicopter at Airpower 2013 in Zeltweg, Austria
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