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Measured figures
SA 316B · Length
Single source10.03 m (32 ft 11 in)[source]
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Configuration
| Specification | Aérospatiale Alouette III | Bell 412 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light utility helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sud Aviation Aérospatiale[source] | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Built by | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR)[source] |
56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
SA 316B · 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft derated to
Single source1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft derated to 425 kW (570 hp)[source]
Bell 412EP · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (930 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Status | In service[source] | — |
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| Primary users | French Armed Forces Indian Armed Forces Portuguese Air Force Rhodesian Air Force[source] | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| Number built | 2,000+[source] | 1,300+[source] |
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| Manufactured | Sud: 1961–1970 Aérospatiale: 1970–1985 HAL:1965–2021 IAR:1971–1987[source] | 1979–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1960[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
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| First flight | 28 February 1959[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Aérospatiale Alouette II[source] | Bell 212[source] |
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| Variant | IAR 316[source] | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] |
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| Developed into | Aérospatiale Gazelle Atlas XH-1 Alpha[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 5 passengers[source] | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 95.38 m 2 (1,026.7 sq ft)[source] | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Fuselage length | — | 43 ft (13 m)[source] |
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| Blade sections | — | root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Wortmann FX 71-H-080[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] |
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