Bell 430

Bell 430
Nakanihon Air Service's Bell 430 with landing skids
General information
TypeExecutive/utility helicopter
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBell Helicopter Textron
Number built136
History
Manufactured1996–2008
Introduction date1995
First flightOctober 25, 1994
Developed fromBell 222/230

The Bell 430 is an American/Canadian twin-engine light-medium helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. It is a stretched and more powerful development of the Bell 230, which, in turn, was based on the earlier Bell 222.