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Measured figures
H160 · Length
Single source13.96 m (45 ft 10 in)[source]
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus Helicopters H160 | Bell 412 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1/2[source] | one-two pilots[source] |
| Type | Medium utility helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | Multinational[source] | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Helicopters[source] | Bell Helicopter |
56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
H160 · Width
Single source3.54 m (11 ft 7 in)[source]
H160 · 2 × Safran Arrano 1A turboshaft engines (1,280 shp) each
Single source2 × Safran Arrano 1A turboshaft engines, 955 kW (1,280 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]
H160 · with standard fuel tanks
Single source4 h 30 min with standard fuel tanks[source]
Bell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (
Single source1,350 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.
| Status | In production[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2015–present[source] | 1979–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2021[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
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| First flight | 13 June 2015[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
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| Capacity | 12[source] | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] |
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| Useful load | up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,120 kg (2,470 lb)[source] | — |
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| Main rotor area | 141 m 2 (1,520 sq ft)[source] | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 315 km/h (196 mph, 170 kn)[source] | — |
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| Disk loading | 42.9 kg/m 2 (8.8 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Primary users | — | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
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| Number built | — | 1,300+[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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| Power/mass | — | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] |
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