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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Length
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| Specification | Bell 412 | Eurocopter EC130 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | France Germany Europe[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
12.64m (41ft 6 in)[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]
1 x Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines) Arriel 2B1 turboshaft engine, 632 kw ( ) takeoff power
Single source1 x Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines) Arriel 2B1 turboshaft engine, 632 kw (847 hp) takeoff power[source]
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 1000[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 2001[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 24 June 1999[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil[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] | 5-6 (1 pilot)[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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| Status | — | In production[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 540 L (140 US gal; 120 imp gal)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; with external load
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