Ten cities to get the opportunity to see the new aircraft up-close and personal

Fort Worth, Texas (September 4, 2015) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the demonstration tour of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X mockup kicked off, September 3, in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil.

Balneário Camboriú is the first of 10 stops throughout Brazil for the Bell 505 demo tour taking place from September to November. The nine other cities on the tour include:

Curitiba, Paraná

Belo Horizonte

Vitória

Salvador

Goiania

Ribeirão Preto

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Angra dos Reis

Current and potential customers will have an oportunity to see how the Bell 505 redefines the short light single product class of helicopters with a fully integrated glass flight deck, providing unparalleled crew situational awareness, enhanced safety levels, and reduced pilot workload. Customers and followers can keep track of the Bell 505's progress through Brazil on Bell Helicopter's social media accounts.

Demand for the Bell 505 continues to intensify around the world, with more than 350 letters of intent (LOI) worldwide and more than 35 from customers throughout Brazil. The five-seat, single-engine, turbine helicopter leverages Bell Helicopter's proven technology and nearly half a century of experience defining the short light single market with the original Bell JetRanger.

"The Bell 505 offers an exceptional combination of value, performance and features available on the market today and customers are responding," said Jay Ortiz, Bell Helicopter's vice president of Latin American sales. "We are thrilled to showcase the capabilities of this aircraft throughout the region."

With a cruise speed of 125 knots (232 km/h), range of 360 nautical miles (667 km) and useful load of 1,500 pounds (608 kg), the Bell 505 is designed to be safe and easy to fly while remaining affordably priced. The customer-driven design of the aircraft places safety, performance and affordability at the forefront, blending proven systems with advanced technology and a sleek, modern design. The Garmin G1000H Integrated Avionics Suite provides pilots critical flight information at a glance to maximize situational awareness. Pilot workload is further reduced by the Turbomeca Arrius 2R engine with dual channel Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC).

For more information on the demo tour in the region, please contact the Regional Sales Manager in Latin America, Nicole Werneck.

(The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X on display at LABACE 2015 where it began its journey in Brazil.)

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