Bell 429 Global Ranger   msn: 57006

# 006 / N911ED, "Mercey One", Mercy Medical Center / Air Methods Corporation.
On 24 March 2010 this Bell 429 was delivered to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Air Methods was the launch customer of the Bell 429 and since 2004 it had Letters of Intent
for buying 15 units, but in February 2010 it decided not to convert these other LoI's in firm orders.
They would take delivery of only one unit and instead would buy 12 new Eurocopters.
However, during July 2012 Air Methods announced ordering a second Bell 429.

Photo: Bell Helicopter, Houston 2010.

 Airframe History:
 Date: Tailnumber: Owner / Operator:
 MAR 2009 C-FXFV  Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd,
 Montreal, Québec
 JUL 2009 C-FXFV  regi canx,
 exported to the USA
 JUL 2009 N911ED  Bell Helicopter Textron,
 Fort Worth, Texas
 DEC 2009 N911ED  Air Methods Corporation,
 Englewood, Colorado
 MAR 2010 N911ED  Mercy Medical Center,
 Des Moines, Iowa
     

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