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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
AH-1Z · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Bell AH-1Z Viper |
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| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | Two: pilot and co-pilot/gunner (CPG)[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Bell Helicopter |
58 ft 3 in (17.75 m)[source]
AH-1Z · with 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) payload
Single source125 nmi (144 mi, 232 km) with 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) payload[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]
AH-1Z · 2 × General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft , 1,800 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft , 1,800 shp (1,300 kW) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | United States Marine Corps Royal Bahraini Air Force Czech Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 195[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 2000–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 30 September 2010[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 8 December 2000[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Bell AH-1 SuperCobra[source] |
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| Variant | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] | — |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[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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| Main rotor area | 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )[source] | 1,808 sq ft (168.0 m 2 ) 4-bladed main and tail rotors[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 6 total pylon stations on stub wings with a capacity of 5,764 lb (2,615 kg) maximum, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2.75 in (70 mm) Hydra 70 (unguided) or APKWS II (guided) rockets (Mounted in LAU-68C/A (7 shot) or LAU-61D/A (19 shot) launchers; up to 76 unguided or 38 guided rockets total) Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles – one mounted on each wing tip station (two total) AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles – Up to 16 missiles mounted in four 4-round M299 missile launchers, two on each wing AGM-179 JAGM air-to-surface missiles - Up to 8 missiles mounted (confirmed) in two 4-round missile launchers, one on each wing (16 is likely possible as JAGM uses Hellfire missile body)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 222 kn (255 mph, 411 km/h)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 2.75 in (70 mm) Hydra 70 (unguided) or APKWS II (guided) rockets (Mounted in LAU-68C/A (7 shot) or LAU-61D/A (19 shot) launchers; up to 76 unguided or 38 guided rockets total)[source] |
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| Missiles | — | AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles – one mounted on each wing tip station (two total) AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles – Up to 16 missiles mounted in four 4-round M299 missile launchers, two on each wing AGM-179 JAGM air-to-surface missiles - Up to 8 missiles mounted (confirmed) in two 4-round missile launchers, one on each wing (16 is likely possible as JAGM uses Hellfire missile body)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M197 three-barreled rotary cannon in the A/A49E-7 turret (750 round ammo capacity)[source] |
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