AgustaWestland AW189 vs Bell 412: Specs Compared

AgustaWestland AW189 — licensed reference photograph

AHelicopters

AgustaWestland AW189

Super-medium-lift helicopter

Credit

Airwolfhound · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Bell 412 — licensed reference photograph

BHelicopters

Bell 412

Multipurpose utility helicopter

Credit

Sardaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AgustaWestland AW189AW189 · Length

17.6 m

Length source ↗

Bell 412Bell 412EP · including rotors

17.09 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

17.6mAW189 · Length

17.09mBell 412EP · including rotors

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.6 m

AW189 · Length

Single source

17.60 m (57 ft 9 in)^[source]

17.09 m

Bell 412EP · including rotors

Single source

56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors^[source]

14.6mAW189 · Main rotor diameter

14.02mBell 412EP · Main rotor diameter

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14.6 m

AW189 · Main rotor diameter

Single source

14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)^[source]

14.02 m

Bell 412EP · Main rotor diameter

Single source

46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)^[source]

5.06mAW189 · Height

4.57mBell 412EP · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5.06 m

AW189 · Height

Single source

5.06 m (16 ft 7 in)^[source]

4.57 m

Bell 412EP · Height

Single source

15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)^[source]

8.3tGross; AW189 · Gross weight

5.4t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8,300 kg

Gross; AW189 · Gross weight

Single source

8,300 kg (18,300 lb)^[source]

3,079 kg

Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight

Single source

5,398 kg

Maximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight

Single source

6,789 lb (3,079 kg)^[source]

11,900 lb (5,398 kg)^[source]

313km/hMaximum; AW189 · Maximum speed

260km/hMaximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

267–278 km/h

Cruise; AW189 · Cruise speed

Single source

313 km/h

Maximum; AW189 · Maximum speed

Single source

313 km/h (194 mph, 169 kn)^[source]

267–278 km/h (166–173 mph, 144–150 kn)^[source]

226 km/h

Cruise; Bell 412EP · Cruise speed

Single source

260 km/h

Maximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed

Single source

140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)^[source]

122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)^[source]

370–907kmAW189 · Range

980kmBell 412EP · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

370–907 km

AW189 · Range

Single source

370–907 km (230–490 mi, 200–430 nmi)^[source]

980 km

Bell 412EP · Range

Single source

529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)^[source]

1,492kW

930kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,492 kW

AW189 · 2 × General Electric CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine each

Single source

2 × General Electric CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine , 1,492 kW (2,000 hp) each^[source]

930 kW

Bell 412EP · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (930 kW)^[source]

53.3m²AW189 · Wing area

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Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

53.3 m²

AW189 · Wing area

Single source

53.3 m 2 (574 sq ft)^[source]

3,000mAW189 · Service ceiling

6,100mBell 412EP · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,000 m

AW189 · Service ceiling

Single source

3,000 m (10,000 ft)^[source]

6,100 m

Bell 412EP · Service ceiling

Single source

20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

—

6.9m/sBell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

6.9 m/s

Bell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (

Single source

1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

AgustaWestland AW189 and Bell 412 configuration
Specification	AgustaWestland AW189	Bell 412
Crew	1 or 2^[source]	one-two pilots^[source]
Type	Super-medium-lift helicopter^[source]	Multipurpose utility helicopter^[source]
National origin	Italy^[source]	United States / Canada^[source]
Manufacturer	Leonardo S.p.A. Finmeccanica AgustaWestland^[source]	Bell Helicopter^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Primary users	Bristow Helicopters Gulf Helicopters^[source]	Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others^[source]
Number built	70+^[source]	1,300+^[source]
Manufactured	2011–present^[source]	1979–present^[source]
Introduction date	February 2014^[source]	1981 ( 1981 )^[source]
First flight	21 December 2011^[source]	August 1979 ( 1979-08 )^[source]
Developed from	AgustaWestland AW149^[source]	Bell 212^[source]
Capacity	Up to 19 passengers^[source]	up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)^[source]
Fuel capacity	2,063 litres (2,569 L with belly tank)^[source]	—
Variant	—	Bell CH-146 Griffon^[source]
Fuselage length	—	43 ft (13 m)^[source]
Blade sections	—	root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Wortmann FX 71-H-080^[source]
Main rotor area	—	1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )^[source]
Power/mass	—	0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)^[source]

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AgustaWestland AW189

Bell 412

Crew

1 or 2^[source]

one-two pilots^[source]

Type

Super-medium-lift helicopter^[source]

Multipurpose utility helicopter^[source]

National origin

Italy^[source]

United States / Canada^[source]

Manufacturer

Leonardo S.p.A. Finmeccanica AgustaWestland^[source]

Bell Helicopter^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Primary users

Bristow Helicopters Gulf Helicopters^[source]

Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others^[source]

Number built

70+^[source]

1,300+^[source]

Manufactured

2011–present^[source]

1979–present^[source]

Introduction date

February 2014^[source]

1981 ( 1981 )^[source]

First flight

21 December 2011^[source]

August 1979 ( 1979-08 )^[source]

Developed from

AgustaWestland AW149^[source]

Bell 212^[source]

Capacity

Up to 19 passengers^[source]

up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)^[source]

Fuel capacity

2,063 litres (2,569 L with belly tank)^[source]

—

Variant

—

Bell CH-146 Griffon^[source]

Fuselage length

—

43 ft (13 m)^[source]

Blade sections

—

root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Wortmann FX 71-H-080^[source]

Main rotor area

—

1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )^[source]

Power/mass

—

0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)^[source]