New CCPD-Funded
Bell Helicopter
In January 2021, Fort Worth city officials and Bell executives celebrated the delivery of a new Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter at the police department ’ s air support hangar at Meacham International Airport. The helicopter was purchased using funds from the Crime Control and Prevention District as well as unused police capital funds. The department currently operates two Bell 206 Jet Ranger aircraft. The addition of the Bell 505 will provide increased exceptional performance that is part of the Jet Ranger legacy. The Bell 505 includes state - of - the art equipment including infrared cameras and a public address system. It was purchased to aid in patrol missions and air monitoring. The video the helicopter can produce in the air can be broadcast back down to the street level, or the officer level, so officers can see what the pilots are seeing. The helicopter carries a pilot and up to four passengers and has a maximum speed of 144 mph.
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