Bell 412 vs Eurocopter AS532 Cougar: Specs Compared

Bell 412 — licensed reference photograph

AHelicopters

Bell 412

Multipurpose utility helicopter

Credit

Sardaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar — licensed reference photograph

BHelicopters

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

Medium utility military helicopter

Credit

Mike Freer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Bell 412Bell 412EP · including rotors

17.09 m

Length source ↗

Eurocopter AS532 CougarAS532 UB · Length

15.53 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

21 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

17.09mBell 412EP · including rotors

15.53mAS532 UB · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

17.09 m

Bell 412EP · including rotors

Single source

56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors^[source]

15.53 m

AS532 UB · Length

Single source

15.53 m (50 ft 11 in)^[source]

14.02mBell 412EP · Main rotor diameter

15.6mAS532 UB · Main rotor diameter

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14.02 m

Bell 412EP · Main rotor diameter

Single source

46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)^[source]

15.6 m

AS532 UB · Main rotor diameter

Single source

15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)^[source]

4.57mBell 412EP · Height

4.92mAS532 UB · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.57 m

Bell 412EP · Height

Single source

15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)^[source]

4.92 m

AS532 UB · Height

Single source

4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)^[source]

5.4t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,079 kg

Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight

Single source

5,398 kg

Maximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight

Single source

6,789 lb (3,079 kg)^[source]

11,900 lb (5,398 kg)^[source]

4,350 kg

Empty; AS532 UB · Empty weight

Single source

9,000 kg

Maximum take-off; AS532 UB · Max takeoff weight

Single source

4,350 kg (9,590 lb)^[source]

9,000 kg (19,842 lb)^[source]

one-two pilots

2AS532 UB · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

one-two pilots^[source]

2 people

AS532 UB · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

260km/hMaximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed

249km/hMaximum; AS532 UB · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

226 km/h

Cruise; Bell 412EP · Cruise speed

Single source

260 km/h

Maximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed

Single source

140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)^[source]

122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)^[source]

239 km/h

Cruise; AS532 UB · Cruise speed

Single source

249 km/h

Maximum; AS532 UB · Maximum speed

Single source

249 km/h (155 mph, 134 kn)^[source]

239 km/h (149 mph, 129 kn)^[source]

980kmBell 412EP · Range

573kmAS532 UB · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

980 km

Bell 412EP · Range

Single source

529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)^[source]

573 km

AS532 UB · Range

Single source

573 km (356 mi, 309 nmi)^[source]

930kW

1,357kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

930 kW

Bell 412EP · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac coupled turboshaft engine - each, 1,250 shp (930 kW)^[source]

1,357 kW

AS532 UB · 2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines each

Single source

2 × Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turboshaft engines, 1,357 kW (1,820 hp) each^[source]

6,100mBell 412EP · Service ceiling

3,450mAS532 UB · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6,100 m

Bell 412EP · Service ceiling

Single source

20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

3,450 m

AS532 UB · Service ceiling

Single source

3,450 m (11,320 ft)^[source]

6.9m/sBell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (

7.2m/sAS532 UB · 1,420 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6.9 m/s

Bell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (

Single source

1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)^[source]

7.2 m/s

AS532 UB · 1,420 ft/min

Single source

7.2 m/s (1,420 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Bell 412 and Eurocopter AS532 Cougar configuration
Specification	Bell 412	Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
Type	Multipurpose utility helicopter^[source]	Medium utility military 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]	French Air and Space Force Bulgarian Air Force Turkish Air Force Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force Romanian Naval Forces^[source]
Number built	1,300+^[source]	—
Manufactured	1979–present^[source]	1977–present^[source]
Introduction date	1981 ( 1981 )^[source]	1978^[source]
First flight	August 1979 ( 1979-08 )^[source]	September 1977^[source]
Developed from	Bell 212^[source]	Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma^[source]
Variant	Bell CH-146 Griffon^[source]	Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma^[source]
Capacity	up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)^[source]	20 troops / 4,650 kg (10,251 lb) payload^[source]
Fuselage length	43 ft (13 m)^[source]	—
Blade sections	root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Wortmann FX 71-H-080^[source]	—
Main rotor area	1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )^[source]	206 m 2 (2,220 sq ft)^[source]
Power/mass	0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)^[source]	—
Status	—	In service^[source]
Developed into	—	Eurocopter EC725^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)^[source]

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Bell 412

Eurocopter AS532 Cougar

Type

Multipurpose utility helicopter^[source]

Medium utility military 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]

French Air and Space Force Bulgarian Air Force Turkish Air Force Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force Romanian Naval Forces^[source]

Number built

1,300+^[source]

—

Manufactured

1979–present^[source]

1977–present^[source]

Introduction date

1981 ( 1981 )^[source]

1978^[source]

First flight

August 1979 ( 1979-08 )^[source]

September 1977^[source]

Developed from

Bell 212^[source]

Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma^[source]

Variant

Bell CH-146 Griffon^[source]

Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma^[source]

Capacity

up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)^[source]

20 troops / 4,650 kg (10,251 lb) payload^[source]

Fuselage length

43 ft (13 m)^[source]

—

Blade sections

root: Boeing VR-7; tip: Wortmann FX 71-H-080^[source]

—

Main rotor area

1,662 sq ft (154.4 m 2 )^[source]

206 m 2 (2,220 sq ft)^[source]

Power/mass

0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)^[source]

—

Status

—

In service^[source]

Developed into

—

Eurocopter EC725^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)^[source]