Bell 407 / PHIBell 407 Jet Ranger helicopter model. A modified 206L3 Long Ranger served as the concept demonstrator 407 and first flew in this form on April 21,1994, while the 407 was first publicly announced at the Las Vegas HeliExpo in January 1995. The 407 concept demonstrator mated the Long Ranger's fuselage with the tail boom and dynamic system of the military OH58D Kiowa (which has a four blade main rotor). Fake fairings were used to simulate the wider