BELL HELICOPTER
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Bell 525 Relentless

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Bell 407GXi

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Bell 412EP

Bell Helicopter is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military vertical lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell Helicopter’s global workforce serves customers flying Bell Helicopter aircraft in more than 130 countries.

Bell Helicopter’s share of Textron 2017 revenues

Key data

(Dollars in millions) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Bell Helicopter
Units delivered:
U.S. Government 60 57 48 71 78
Commercial 132 114 175 178 213
Backlog $4,598 $5,360 $5,224 $5,524 $6,450
Revenues $3,317 $3,239 $3,454 $4,245 $4,511
Segment profit $415 $386 $400 $529 $573
Segment profit margin 12.5% 11.9% 11.6% 12.5% 12.7%
Total assets $2,660 $2,655 $2,829 $2,858 $2,899
Capital expenditures $73 $86 $97 $152 $197
Depreciation and amortization $117 $132 $143 $132 $116

REVENUE DETAILS

(In millions) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Military:
V-22 Program $1,129 $1,151 $1,194 $1,771 $1,755
Other Military 947 936 839 860 959
Commercial 1,241 1,152 1,421 1,614 1,797
Total revenues $3,317 $3,239 $3,454 $4,245 $4,511
# Bell V-280 Valor
# Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey
# Bell 525 Relentless
# Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
# Bell 429
# Bell 407GX

REVENUE BY REGION

SALES BREAKDOWN

BY CUSTOMER

BY U.S. MILITARY
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MAJOR PRODUCTS

Description First Delivery Seating Capacity (including pilots) Useful
Load (lbs)		 Cruising
Speed (kts)		 Maximum
Range (nm)
Light
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X Light single-engine, five-seat helicopter with fully integrated glass cockpit 2017 5 1,500 125 306
Bell 407GXi Light single-engine helicopter with fully integrated glass cockpit 2018 7 2,300 133 337
Bell 429/429WLG Light twin-engine helicopter, best-in-class cabin volume 2009 8 2,535 150 411
Medium
Bell 412 EP/EPI Twin-engine with the highest dispatch reliability and the lowest hourly cost 2013 15 5,100 122 357
Bell Huey ll Upgrade of U.S. Army and worldwide UH-1H model Huey 1995 15 5,060 106 246
New Commercial Helicopter Development
Bell 525 Relentless Twin-engine with fly-by-wire flight controls TBD 18 8,200 160 560
Military
Bell UH-1Y State-of-the-art fully integrated utility and combat support helicopter 2006 12 6,675 158 350
Bell AH-1Z State-of-the-art fully integrated weapons system attack helicopter 2006 2 6,580 160 380
Tiltrotor
Bell-Boeing V-22 Military tiltrotor aircraft, being produced in partnership with Boeing 1999 27 25,500 266 1,100
Bell V-280 Next generation military tiltrotor aircraft being developed as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator initiative in order to compete for the Army-led, DOD Future Vertical Lift Program of Record TBD 16-18 12,000+ 280 800

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS

  • Bell started Bell 505 Jet Ranger X deliveries around the world and achieved the following certifications: FAA, EASA, Australia, Chile, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, Argentina, and Japan.
  • Bell 525 Relentless resumed flight test activity in August 2017.
  • Bell Helicopter commercial orders exceeded 200 in China for 2017.
  • Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation + Training opened the first international training facility in Valencia, Spain.

MILITARY BUSINESS

  • Bell V-280 achieved 100% completion build and first flight in December 2017.
  • Bell production roll-out of the first Bell-Boeing V-22 and Bell AH-1Zs destined to international customers.

2017 COMMERCIAL PRODUCT PRICE POINTS — Bell Helicopter Competition

(Dollars in millions)

Single Engine
Twin Engines

2017 Source: Conklin & de Decker & Bell Data