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CH-146 Griffon · Length
Single sourceCH-146 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412EP | Bell CH-146 Griffon |
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| Variant description | Bell 412EP[source]Only the source-declared variant Bell 412EP Enhanced performance version with P&WC PT6T-3DF engines[source]Only the source-declared variant Bell 412EP | — |
| Type | — | Utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | — | United States / Canada[source] |
| Manufacturer | — | Bell Helicopter[source] |
| Status | — | In service |
56 ft 1 in (17.09 m)[source]
17.1 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
17.1 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
17.1 m[source]CH-146 Griffon
CH-146 · pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer
Single source3 (pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer)[source]
Cruise; CH-146 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; CH-146 Griffon · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; CH-146 · Maximum speed
Single source140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)[source]
118 kn (136 mph, 219 km/h)[source]
260 km/h[source]CH-146 Griffon
260 km/h[source]CH-146 Griffon
260 km/h[source]CH-146 Griffon
CH-146 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine, 1,250 shp (
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine, 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.
| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | — | 100 (85 in service)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1992–1997[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1995[source] |
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| First flight | — | 1992[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Bell 412[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 10 troops or 6 stretchers (some sources state maximum 8 passengers)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | — | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] |
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| Blade sections | — | - root Boeing VR-7; tip Wortmann FX 71-H-080[source] |
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