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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
AS365 MB Panther · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Eurocopter AS565 Panther |
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| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | 1 or 2 pilots[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | utility military helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters |
13.68 m (44 ft 11 in)[source]
Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,789 lb (3,079 kg)[source]
11,900 lb (5,398 kg)[source]
Empty; AS365 MB Panther · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AS365 MB Panther · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceBell 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]
AS365 MB Panther · 2 × Turboméca Arriel 2C turboshaft each
Single source2 × Turboméca Arriel 2C turboshaft, 635 kW (852 hp) each[source]
AS365 MB Panther · Endurance
Single source4.1 hours[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] | French Naval Aviation Brazilian Army Israeli Air Force Indonesian Navy[source] |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1984–2021[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1986[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 28 February 1984[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin[source] |
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| Variant | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] | Harbin Z-9[source] |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] | 10 troops[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] | 111.98 m 2 (1,205.3 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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| Guns | — | M621 cannon 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon pods.[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 68 mm (2.677 in) or 70 mm (2.756 in) unguided rockets .[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Matra Mistral air-to-air missiles . AS 15 TT anti-ship missiles. HOT anti-tank missiles. Mk46 or Whitehead A.244/S anti-submarine warfare torpedoes .[source] |
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