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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Z-9B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Harbin Z-9 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | 1 or 2 pilots[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Medium multi-purpose utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation |
12.11 m (39 ft 9 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]
Z-9B · 2 × Zhuzhou Aeroengine Factory WZ-8A turboshaft each
Single source2 × Zhuzhou Aeroengine Factory WZ-8A turboshaft, 632 kW (848 hp) each[source]
Bell 412EP · Service ceiling
Single source20,000 ft (6,100 m)[source]
Z-9B · Hovering ceiling in ground effect
Single sourceZ-9B · Hovering ceiling out of ground effect
Single sourceZ-9B · Service ceiling
Single source4,500 m (14,800 ft) Hovering ceiling in ground effect: 2,600 m (8,500 ft) Hovering ceiling out of ground effect: 1,600 m (5,200 ft)[source]
Bell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (
Single source1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)[source]
Z-9B · Endurance
Single source5 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] | People's Liberation Army Ground Force Pakistan Naval Air Arm[source] |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 200+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1981–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1994[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 1981[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-19[source] |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] | 10 passengers or 1,900 kg (4,189 lb) payload internal, 1,600 kg (3,527 lb) payload slung[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) swept area[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 | — | two fixed 23 mm Type 23-2 (AM-23) cannon on attack variants.[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Pylons for rockets, gun pods, ET52 torpedo , HJ-8 anti-tank missiles, or TY-90 air-to-air missiles.[source] |
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