G-RIDC — 429 Global Ranger of National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC
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Live status
Last seen on radar: July 14, 2026.
Facts
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Country
- United Kingdom
- ICAO hex
- 4079B4
Rarity & spotters
★★★★★G-RIDC is one of 16 429 Global Ranger in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 6
- Airborne time
- 1 h
- Max altitude
- 1,821 ft
- Max speed
- 130 kt
- Typical cruise
- 1,370 ft · 116 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
Likely based at EGBT — judging by take-off and landing patterns over the last 30 days.
About the type: Bell 429 GlobalRanger
The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. The first flight of the prototype took place on February 27, 2007, and the aircraft received type certification on July 1, 2009. The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations.
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