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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
AS350 B3 · fuselage
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters Helibras Tata Advanced Systems (future)[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
10.93 m (35 ft 10 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]
AS350 B3 · 1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft engine
Single source1 × Turbomeca Arriel 2B turboshaft engine, 632 kW (848 hp)[source]
AS350 B3 · Endurance
Single source4 hours 6 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Brazilian Air Force Pakistan Army Aviation Royal Jordanian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 7,200 (for the Écureuil family) 3,590 (AS350/AS550: 2009)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | Since 1975[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1975[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 27 June 1974[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] | 5 pax[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] | 89.75 m 2 (966.1 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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| Variants | — | Eurocopter AS550 Fennec Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Changhe Z-11 Eurocopter EC130[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | H125[source] |
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