The Bell 505 (ICAO type B505) is an aircraft of United States origin, certificated in the Normal category.
Bell 505
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 579
- Active
- 577
- Origin
- United States
17 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505 505 | — | — | — | — | — |
The FAA paperwork
TCDS R00008RD · Rev 4 · issued 2020-04-20
- Category
- Normal
- MTOW
- 2,030 kg
- MZFW
- 1,670 kg
- Seats
- 1 crew · 4 passengers
- Ceiling
- 20,000 ft
1 Safran (Turbomeca) Arrius 2R
Title 14 CFR part 27, dated October 2, 1964, amendment 27-1 through 27-47; Title 14 CFR part 36 Amendment 36-1 through 36-30; Equivalent Safety Findings
Where to look next
Bell 505 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Bell 505 fleet — updated daily.
4 yearsmedian age
Of the 297 registered Bell 505 with a known build year (51% of the 579 we track), the median age is 4 years.
32changed registration in 12 months
32 of the 579 registered Bell 505 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (6% of the fleet), across 32 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 51
- Tracked flights
- 256
- Tracked flight hours
- 430
- Share of fleet flying
- 9%
51 Bell 505 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (9% of the registered fleet), across 256 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
Bell 505 manuals & documents
9 documents for the Bell 505 — Pilot's Operating Handbook · Maintenance Manual · Systems Description · Service Bulletins. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
The Bell 505 Rotorcraft Flight Manual provides essential information and operational guidelines for the Bell 505 helicopter. It includes limitations, certification details, and operational procedures necessary for safe flight operations.
- The helicopter is certified under Canadian Airworthiness Manual Chapters 527 and 516.
- Minimum flight crew consists of one pilot in the left crew seat.
- The helicopter is approved for five place seating.
- Operations are certified for day/night VFR non-icing conditions.
- Use of SPLIT-COM mode is prohibited.
- Torque events must be recorded during operations.
- Intentional use of transient limits is prohibited.
- All applicable warning, caution, and advisory messages must be addressed before takeoff.
Pilot's Operating Handbook
Maintenance Manual
Systems Description
Documents are sourced from publicly available references. Sprinkle does not host OEM-restricted materials; if you are a rights-holder and want a document removed, email .
Registered 505 aircraft
Individual 505 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- PS-RBP· 2026
- PS-GTT· 2026
- PS-LOS· 2026
- C-GELE· 2026
- PU-CIT· 2026
- PS-DML· 2026
- PS-VLO· 2026
- PU-PRU· 2026
- PS-IVZ· 2026
- PR-NRO· 2026
- PS-ACT· 2026
- C-FMKS· 2026
- VH-JXR· 2026
- PU-GFA· 2026
- C-GCSA· 2026
- PS-SCU· 2026
- PS-ISY· 2026
- PS-IVA· 2026
- PP-CTL· 2025
- PR-VZA· 2025
- PS-UCA· 2025
- PS-HGR· 2025
- N801BR· 2025
- N686UH· 2025