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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | HESA Shahed 278 |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | one[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | HESA[source] |
Bell 412EP · Main rotor diameter
Single source46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)[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]
Bell 412EP · 1,350 ft/min (
Single source1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)[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] | — |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 7 visually confirmed as of 2012[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | Iran[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 2002 or 2005[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Bell 206 & Panha Shabaviz 2061[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] | three passengers[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 | — | Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center[source] |
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| Status | — | Active service[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Iran[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 287 L (63 imp gal)[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Rolls-Royce 250 turboshaft[source] |
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