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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
EC135 P2+/T2+ · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Eurocopter EC135 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Multinational[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Airbus Helicopters (since 2014) Eurocopter[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
10.2 m (33 ft 6 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; EC135 P2+/T2+ · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; EC135 P2+/T2+ · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceBell 412EP · Range
Single source529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)[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]
EC135 · 2 x · maximale Startleistung
Single sourceEC135 P2+/T2+ · 2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 turboshaft engines each or 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B turboshaft engines rated at
Single sourceEC135 P2+/T2+ · take-off power
Single source2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2B2 turboshaft engines, 472 kW (633 hp) each or 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B turboshaft engines rated at 463 kW (621 hp) (take-off power)[source]
2 x 473 kW[source]EC135 · maximale Startleistung
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 1,400 (Sep. 2020)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1995–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1996[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 15 February 1994[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | — |
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| Variant | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] | Eurocopter EC635[source] |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] | up to seven passengers or two crew and two patients (air ambulance variant) or 1,455 kg (3,208 lb) payload[source] 5[source]EC135 · Sitze |
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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] | 81.7 m 2 (879 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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| Never exceed speed | — | 287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn)[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 2 x Turbomeca ARRIUS 2B1[source]EC135 · Triebwerke |
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| Reported engine rating | — | 2 x 473 kW (ca. 2 x 643 PS)[source]EC135 · maximale Startleistung |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 710 l (568 kg)[source]EC135 · Kraftstoffmenge |
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| Flight altitude | — | max. 6000 m[source]EC135 · Flughöhe |
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