The Bell 429, known by the call sign Helimed 22, can reach speeds of up to 178mph. Inside, the helicopter is equipped similarly to a land ambulance, but with additional items and provisions.

Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., revealed during the European Rotors 2023 event that it has handed over its third Bell 429 helicopter to Air Zermatt, a Swiss helicopter rescue company.

HFD’s new Bell 429 helicopter can fly farther, longer and smarter than its three, older single-engine MD 520 Notar models. ... HFD modernizes air fleet with $10.6M twin-engine helicopter.

The Bell 429 twin-engine helicopter was purchased with some of the $75 million in federal security funding given to the city before the Democratic convention, a police spokesperson said.

Alex Thompson is a Baptist Health flight nurse assigned to the new Bell 407 helicopter. He said the air ambulance has nearly everything you would find in an emergency room but on a smaller scale.