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Measured figures
Naval Super Frelon · overall, rotors turning
Single source23.03 m (75 ft 7 in) (overall, rotors turning)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon | Bell 412 |
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| Type | Transport helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | France[source] | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Sud Aviation Aérospatiale[source] | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Status | In service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force[source] |
Bell 412EP · including rotors
56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Empty; Naval Super Frelon · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Naval Super Frelon · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,863 kg (15,130 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceNaval Super Frelon · 3 × Turboméca Turmo IIIC turboshafts (1,550 shp) each
Single source3 × Turboméca Turmo IIIC turboshafts , 1,160 kW (1,550 shp) each[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.
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| Primary users | French Navy People's Liberation Army Air Force South African Air Force Iraqi Air Force[source] | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| Number built | 110[source] | 1,300+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1962–1981[source] | 1979–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1966[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
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| First flight | 7 December 1962[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
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| Developed from | SNCASE SE.3200 Frelon[source] | Bell 212[source] |
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| Developed into | Changhe Z-8[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 27 passengers or 15 stretchers[source] | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,975 L (1,050 US gal; 874 imp gal) (normal)[source] | — |
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| Endurance | four hours[source] | — |
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| Fuselage length | 19.40 m (63 ft 8 in)[source] | 43 ft (13 m)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 280.6 m 2 (3,020 sq ft)[source] | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 275 km/h (171 mph, 148 kn)[source] | — |
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| Variant | — | Bell CH-146 Griffon[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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