Atlas Oryx vs Bell 412: Specs Compared

Atlas Oryx — licensed reference photograph

AHelicopters

Atlas Oryx

Utility helicopter

Credit

Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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

Atlas OryxLength

15.45 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

20 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

15.45m

17.09mBell 412EP · including rotors

Length

All recorded figures & sources

15.45 m

Length

Single source

15.45 m (50 ft 8 in)^[source]

17.09 m

Bell 412EP · including rotors

Single source

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

15.6mMain rotor diameter

14.02mBell 412EP · Main rotor diameter

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15.6 m

Main rotor diameter

Single source

15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)^[source]

14.02 m

Bell 412EP · Main rotor diameter

Single source

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

5.14m

4.57mBell 412EP · Height

Height

All recorded figures & sources

5.14 m

Height

Single source

5.14 m (16 ft 10 in)^[source]

4.57 m

Bell 412EP · Height

Single source

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

8.4tMaximum take-off; with external load

5.4t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,600 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

8,000 kg

Maximum take-off; or

Single source

8,400 kg

Maximum take-off; with external load

Single source

3,600 kg (7,937 lb)^[source]

8,000 kg (17,637 lb) or 8,400 kg (18,500 lb) with external load^[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]

306km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

260km/hMaximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

306 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

306 km/h (190 mph, 165 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]

2,000kmFerry; Ferry range

980kmBell 412EP · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,000 km

Ferry; Ferry range

Single source

2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)^[source]

980 km

Bell 412EP · Range

Single source

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

303kmCombat range

—

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

303 km

Combat range

Single source

303 km (188 mi, 164 nmi)^[source]

1,400kW

930kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,400 kW

2 × Turbomeca Makila IA1 turboshaft engines each

Single source

2 × Turbomeca Makila IA1 turboshaft engines, 1,400 kW (1,900 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]

7,162m

6,100mBell 412EP · Service ceiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

7,162 m

Service ceiling

Single source

7,162 m (23,497 ft)^[source]

6,100 m

Bell 412EP · Service ceiling

Single source

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

15m/s3,002 ft/min

6.9m/sBell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

15.25 m/s

3,002 ft/min

Single source

15.25 m/s (3,002 ft/min)^[source]

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

Atlas Oryx and Bell 412 configuration
Specification	Atlas Oryx	Bell 412
Crew	Three^[source]	one-two pilots^[source]
Type	Utility helicopter^[source]	Multipurpose utility helicopter^[source]
National origin	South Africa^[source]	United States / Canada^[source]
Manufacturer	Atlas Aircraft Corporation^[source]	Bell Helicopter^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Primary user	South African Air Force^[source]	—
Number built	50^[source]	1,300+^[source]
Manufactured	1986-1991^[source]	1979–present^[source]
Introduction date	1987^[source]	1981 ( 1981 )^[source]
First flight	1986^[source]	August 1979 ( 1979-08 )^[source]
Developed from	Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma^[source]	Bell 212^[source]
Capacity	20 fully equipped troops^[source]	up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)^[source]
Guns	2 × door-mounted 7.62 mm machine guns (optional; either FN MAG or Denel SS-77 )^[source]	—
Main rotor area	191 m 2 (2,060 sq ft)^[source]	1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )^[source]
Primary users	—	Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others^[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]
Power/mass	—	0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)^[source]

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Atlas Oryx

Bell 412

Crew

Three^[source]

one-two pilots^[source]

Type

Utility helicopter^[source]

Multipurpose utility helicopter^[source]

National origin

South Africa^[source]

United States / Canada^[source]

Manufacturer

Atlas Aircraft Corporation^[source]

Bell Helicopter^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Primary user

South African Air Force^[source]

—

Number built

50^[source]

1,300+^[source]

Manufactured

1986-1991^[source]

1979–present^[source]

Introduction date

1987^[source]

1981 ( 1981 )^[source]

First flight

1986^[source]

August 1979 ( 1979-08 )^[source]

Developed from

Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma^[source]

Bell 212^[source]

Capacity

20 fully equipped troops^[source]

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

Guns

2 × door-mounted 7.62 mm machine guns (optional; either FN MAG or Denel SS-77 )^[source]

—

Main rotor area

191 m 2 (2,060 sq ft)^[source]

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

Primary users

—

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

Power/mass

—

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