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SA 330H Puma · 6½ in
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | Bell 412 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Utility 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[source] | — |
18.15 m (59 ft 6½ in)[source]
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Empty; SA 330H Puma · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; SA 330H Puma · Max takeoff weight
Single source3,536 kg (7,795 lb)[source]
7,000 kg (15,430 lb)[source]
Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; SA 330H Puma · econ cruise
Single sourceMaximum; SA 330H Puma · Maximum speed
Single source257 km/h (138 knots, 159 mph)[source]
248 km/h (134 knots, 154 mph) econ cruise[source]
Cruise; Bell 412EP · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed
Single sourceSA 330H Puma · 2× Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts each
Single source2× Turbomeca Turmo IVC turboshafts , 1,175 kW (1,575 hp) 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.
| Primary users |
|---|
French Army Royal Air Force (until 2025) Romanian Air Force Pakistan Army[source] |
Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
| Number built | 697[source] | 1,300+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1968–1987[source] | 1979–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1968[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
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| First flight | 15 April 1965[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
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| Variants | IAR 330 Atlas Oryx[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma Eurocopter AS532 Cougar Denel Rooivalk[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 16 passengers[source] | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] |
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| Guns | Coaxial 7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine guns Side-firing 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon Various others[source] | — |
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| Disc area | 177.0 m 2 (1,905 ft 2 )[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 273 km/h (147 knots, 169 mph)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Bell 212[source] |
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| Variant | — | Bell CH-146 Griffon[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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| Main rotor area | — | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] |
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