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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Z-21 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Harbin Z-21 |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | — |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Harbin Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
| Number built | 1,300+[source] | — |
16 m (52 ft 6 in)[source]
Bell 412EP · Range
Single source529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)[source]
Z-21 · Combat range
Single source650 km (400 mi, 350 nmi)[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]
Z-21 · 2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × WZ-10 turboshaft engines, 1,790 kW (2,400 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | — |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[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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| Guns | — | 1x 30 mm (1.181 in) auto cannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 6 hardpoints on two stub wings , with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] |
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| Rockets | — | Various rocket pods[source] |
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| Missiles | — | AKD-9 laser-guided air-to-surface missile AKD-10 laser-guided air-to-surface missile CM-502KG or CM-502V NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501G A NLOS air-to-surface missile CM-501XA loitering munition TY-90 air-to-air missile[source] |
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| Other | — | 500kg drop tank[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 12, row 7, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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