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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | HAL Prachand |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | India[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | Indian Army Indian Air Force |
15.8 m (51 ft 10 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]
2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti -1H1 turboshaft each
Single source2 × HAL/Turbomeca Shakti -1H1 turboshaft , 1,032 kW (1,384 hp) each[source]
weapons
Single source1,750 kg (3,860 lb) weapons[source]
Endurance
Single source3 hours 10 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 19 (4 TD, 15 LSP)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 2017 – present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 3 October 2022[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 29 March 2010[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | HAL Dhruv[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] | — |
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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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| Designer | — | Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre[source] |
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| Status | — | In service 156 on order[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 1800 kg (1440 Liters)[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 x 20 mm M621 cannon on Nexter THL-20 turret with 800 rounds per minute[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 4 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4 × 12 FZ275 LGR Missiles: Air-to-air missiles : 4 × 2 Mistral Anti-tank guided missile 4 × 4 Dhruvastra (planned) Bombs: Precision-guided munition 2 × HSLD-250 (planned) Cluster munition Unguided bomb 2 × Prefragmented bomb 250 (planned) Grenade launcher[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 4 × 12 FZ275 LGR[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-air missiles : 4 × 2 Mistral Anti-tank guided missile 4 × 4 Dhruvastra (planned)[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Precision-guided munition 2 × HSLD-250 (planned) Cluster munition Unguided bomb 2 × Prefragmented bomb 250 (planned) Grenade launcher[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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