A bit of a surprise media leak made the ever-innovative folks at Bell Helicopter take the wraps off one of the more intriguing helicopter configurations we’ve seen in many years. Marrying a Bell 429 ...

The Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) tail rotors first flew on the light, twin-engined 429 helicopter in May 2019. The aircraft is being tested at the company’s Mirabel, Canada facility and ...

Ordinarily on a helicopter, the main (top) rotor is mechanically linked to the tail rotor, so the spinning of the former causes the latter to do likewise. An experimental new system replaces the tail ...

Bell Helicopters has successfully tested its new Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) system on a modified 429 helicopter, demonstrating its functionality over nearly a year. The EDAT system ...

Bell has been quietly flight-testing an electric anti-torque system in a technology demonstration that could be a building block for its work on electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) mobility ...

Bell is confident that its EDAT electric tail rotor system will eventually make its way into production, although the manufacturer cautions that this may not happen for another five to 10 years.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Bell has been quietly flight testing a modified Model 429 helicopter with a new all-electric tail rotor configuration in Canada for months. This Electrically Distributed ...

Bell's 429 light twin has a diverse roster of global customers. Bell has delivered the first dedicted ENG helicopter for service in China. Noise pollution prompted Bell to begin working on its ...

Bell has begun the process of optimizing the design of its Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque (EDAT) system as it mulls how the technology could be used in a commercial rotorcraft. EDAT details ...

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