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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
AS332 L1 · fuselage
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Medium utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
16.79 m (55 ft 1 in) fuselage[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]
AS332 L1 · 2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A2 turboshaft each
Single source2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A2 turboshaft , 1,376 kW (1,845 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
French Air and Space Force CHC Helicopter Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore Hellenic Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force[source]
| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 1,000 (Sep 2019)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1978–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | — |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 13 September 1978[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma[source] |
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| Variant | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] | Eurocopter AS532 Cougar[source] |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] | 24 passengers plus attendant / 4,490 kg (9,899 lb)[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] | 206.12 m 2 (2,218.7 sq ft)[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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| Developed into | — | Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma KAI KUH-1 Surion ]][source] |
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| Blade section | — | root: NACA 13112 ; tip: NACA 13106[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 327 km/h (203 mph, 177 kn)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Airbus Helicopters H215[source] |
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