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CH-149 Cormorant · Length
Single sourceCH-149 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant | Bell 412 |
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| Type | Medium SAR utility helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | AgustaWestland[source] | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | — |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | — |
| Number built | 15[source] |
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Empty; CH-149 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; CH-149 Cormorant · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; CH-149 · Max takeoff weight
Single source10,500 kg (23,149 lb)[source]
14,600 kg (32,187 lb)[source]
14,600 kg[source]CH-149 Cormorant · Maximum gross weight
Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCH-149 · 3 × General Electric T700/T6A1 turboshaft each
Single source3 × General Electric T700/T6A1 turboshaft, 1,600 kW (2,100 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.
1,300+[source] |
| Manufactured | 1990s–present[source] | 1979–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2000[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
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| First flight | 31 May 2000[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
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| Developed from | AgustaWestland AW101[source] | Bell 212[source] |
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| Capacity | 15 seated troops; or 20 standing troops; or 2 stretchers with medics[source] | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 278.0 m 2 (2,992 sq ft)[source] | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 53.8 kg/m 2 (11.0 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.459 kW/kg (0.279 shp/lb)[source] | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] |
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| Country of origin | Italy[source]CH-149 Cormorant · development location | — |
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| National origin | — | United States / Canada[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[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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