G-RIDC — 429 Global Ranger of National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC
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Live status
Last seen on radar: August 26, 2026.
Facts
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Country
- United Kingdom
- ICAO hex
- 4079B4
Rarity & spotters
★★★★☆G-RIDC is one of 96 429 Global Ranger in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 1
- Airborne time
- 0.1 h
- Max altitude
- 2,114 ft
- Max speed
- 111 kt
- Typical cruise
- 2,089 ft · 111 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
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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