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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Z-10 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Changhe Z-10 |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC)[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
| Number built | 1,300+[source] |
14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)[source]
Bell 412EP · Range
Single source529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)[source]
Z-10 · Combat range
Single source800–1,120 km (500–700 mi, 430–600 nmi)[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]
Z-10 · 2 × WZ-9C turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × WZ-9C turboshaft engines, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) each[source]
Bell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (
Single source1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)[source]
Z-10 · (2,400 ft/min) 23 mm PX-10 revolver cannon; WXG1006 electro-optical turret, pilot night vision system, a radar warning receiver (RWR), a missile approach warning system (MAWS) sensor, an IFF antenna, and armor plates can also be seen at the nose section
Single source12 m/s (2,400 ft/min) 23 mm PX-10 revolver cannon; WXG1006 electro-optical turret, pilot night vision system, a radar warning receiver (RWR), a missile approach warning system (MAWS) sensor, an IFF antenna, and armor plates can also be seen at the nose section[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 2003-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 2009[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 29 April 2003[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[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] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | 602nd Aircraft Design Institute Kamov Design Bureau[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Aviation People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Army Aviation Corps[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1x 23 mm (0.906 in) PX-10A revolver cannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 4 with a capacity of 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) useful load , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: on each hard point with 57 mm (2.244 in) rocket pod (19-tube) 70 mm (2.756 in) unguided rocket pod (7-tube) 70 mm (2.756 in) FS70 guided rocket pod (7-tube) with FS70A (GR-5) 70 mm (2.756 in) guided rocket or FS70B 70 mm (2.756 in) air burst fragmentation rocket 70 mm (2.756 in) unguided rocket pod (19-tube) 90 mm (3.543 in) rocket pod (7-tube) with FS90A 90 mm (3.543 in) guided rocket or Tianjian 90 mm (3.543 in) rockets Missiles: on each hard point with 4× HJ-8 , HJ-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× AKD-10 (BA-7) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× AKD-9 (BA-9) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× AKD-21 (BA-21) millimetre-wave air-to-surface missiles 4× AG-300/M or AG-300/L laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× CM-502KG NLOS air-to-surface missiles 2× CM-501GA NLOS air-to-surface missiles 1× CM-501XA loitering munition 4× TY-90 air-to-air missiles Bombs: GB25 and GB50 guided bombs Other: 280kg drop tank[source] |
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| g limits | — | +3[source] |
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| Rockets | — | on each hard point with 57 mm (2.244 in) rocket pod (19-tube) 70 mm (2.756 in) unguided rocket pod (7-tube) 70 mm (2.756 in) FS70 guided rocket pod (7-tube) with FS70A (GR-5) 70 mm (2.756 in) guided rocket or FS70B 70 mm (2.756 in) air burst fragmentation rocket 70 mm (2.756 in) unguided rocket pod (19-tube) 90 mm (3.543 in) rocket pod (7-tube) with FS90A 90 mm (3.543 in) guided rocket or Tianjian 90 mm (3.543 in) rockets[source] |
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| Missiles | — | on each hard point with 4× HJ-8 , HJ-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× AKD-10 (BA-7) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× AKD-9 (BA-9) laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× AKD-21 (BA-21) millimetre-wave air-to-surface missiles 4× AG-300/M or AG-300/L laser-guided air-to-surface missiles 4× CM-502KG NLOS air-to-surface missiles 2× CM-501GA NLOS air-to-surface missiles 1× CM-501XA loitering munition 4× TY-90 air-to-air missiles[source] |
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| Bombs | — | GB25 and GB50 guided bombs[source] |
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| Other | — | 280kg drop tank[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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