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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[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]
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.
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 222/230 | Bell 412 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | one-two pilots[source] |
| Type | Executive/utility helicopter[source] | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Number built | Bell 222: 199 Bell 230: 38[source] | 1,300+[source] |
| Manufactured | Bell 222: 1980–1991 Bell 230: 1992–1995[source] | 1979–present[source] |
| Introduction date | Bell 222: 1979 Bell 230: 1991[source] | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] |
| First flight | Bell 222: 13 August 1976 Bell 230: 12 August 1991[source] | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] |
| Variant | Bell 430[source] | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] |
| Developed into | Bell D-292[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 188+48 US gal (710+182 L)[source] | — |
| Primary users | — | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
| Developed from | — | Bell 212[source] |
| Capacity | — | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[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] |