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Light helicopter
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X is a light helicopter originating in United States / Canada. It was built by Bell Textron.
United States / CanadaTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 12.93 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Light helicopter
United States / Canada
Bell Textron
In service
505 (November 2023)
2014–present
March 7, 2017
November 10, 2014
one pilot
four passengers
42 ft 5 in (12.93 m)
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
2,180 lb (989 kg)
3,680 lb (1,669 kg) (Internal load), 4,475 lb (2,030 kg) (external load)
1 × Safran Arrius 2R turboshaft , 505 shp (377 kW)
37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
144 mph (232 km/h, 125 kn) (max cruise)
383 mi (617 km, 333 nmi) at 4,000 ft (1,200 m)
18,610 ft (5,670 m) at 3,680 lb (1,670 kg)
1,500 lb (680 kg)
1,075 sq ft (99.9 m 2 )
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AlbaniaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Helicopters". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
BahrainAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IndonesiaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IraqArmy exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
JamaicaAir Wing exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
JapanCoast Guard exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
JordanAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MontenegroAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SenegalDated directory active-fleet estimate for Bell 505, grouped under Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
South KoreaDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types Bell 505, grouped under Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
United Arab EmiratesReported count for Bell 505. Service scope: United Arab Emirates Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Air Force holdings of the exact named Bell 505 Jet Ranger X component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named Bell 505 Jet Ranger X component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Coast Guard exact named equipment holdings of Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): HELICOPTERS / Light. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The source declares a separate Coast Guard subsection within Gendarmerie & Paramilitary.