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Wright Helishuttle Bell 407GXi-T

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Auto Credit Based on Ajplebo's Bell 407GXi-N6359L

It's just a quick livery with a fictional airline of mine; I don't have a lot of free time now because of tests.

I made this just because I wanted a decent passenger helicopter to fly around the Kumamatanga Archipelago, and I also wanted to test out photo-editing my screenshots. I think the result is quite good so far!

Credits to Ajplebo for the beautiful helicopter.


Added Features

Improved Cockpit



What I did:
- Increased the length of the joystick, because I initially found it quite hard to reach.
- Added a couple buttons, Engine Start and Collective, to the cockpit.

Thus, it should be VR-friendly now.

Cabin


Nothing much, just added a camera to the passenger cabin so that you can be a passenger on this flight.


About Wright Helishuttle

In March 1995, together with a few friends, businessman Marc Wert founded a helicopter charter airline. It was named Wright Helishuttle, after Marc's home province.

The airline started off with 6 Bell 407GXi-T helicopters, which flew on sightseeing flights that gave tourists wonderful views of many of the RCP's major attractions. Money from tour companies flowed in, and by 2006 the airline's fleet had grown to 17.

In 2007, residents of Kumamatanga Archipelago, an RCP territory 10km off the coast of Beach City, began complaining to the central government about how transport between their islands was extremely inconvenient. The only way of travelling between islands at the time was by ferry, where journeys often took in excess of 1 hour, and the ferries were hot and cramped, making rides uncomfortable. Furthermore, many residents did not live on the island with Tokua Town, where shops were concentrated, forcing them to have to take the ferries daily.

This made brief headlines, and Wert saw an opportunity to capitalise on this issue. In February 2007, Wright Helishuttle announced that it would start point-to-point service within Kumamatanga Archipelago, and its first flight began in March.

The fleet of 7 Bells maintains daily point-to-point services between the Kumamatanga Archipelago's islands. As ticket prices are relatively cheap at 70 dollars a flight, and most residents are relatively wealthy, the flights have been quite affordable.

With the helicopter flights, travelling time between Tokua Town and Tohora Airport was cut short from 1 hour and 20 minutes to just 25. They have greatly benefitted Kumamatanga's residents, and by 2012, the total number of passengers flown reached 100,000.


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Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Bell 407GXi-N6359L
  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +94 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 35.4ft (10.8m)
  • Length 41.7ft (12.7m)
  • Height 11.9ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 2,873lbs (1,303kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,730lbs (1,692kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 13.353
  • Wing Loading 149.5lbs/ft2 (729.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 25.0ft2 (2.3m2)
  • Drag Points 3248

Parts

  • Number of Parts 715
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,612