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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Shahed 285 / AH-85A · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | HESA Shahed 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | light attack/reconnaissance helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | HESA[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
| Number built | 1,300+[source] |
11.84 m (38 ft 10 in)[source]
Shahed 285 / AH-85A · fuselage
Single source2.78 m (9 ft 1 in) (fuselage)[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; Shahed 285 / AH-85A · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Shahed 285 / AH-85A · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; Bell 412EP · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed
Single source140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)[source]
122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)[source]
Cruise; Shahed 285 / AH-85A · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Shahed 285 / AH-85A · Maximum speed
Single sourceBell 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]
Shahed 285 / AH-85A · 1 × Rolls-Royce Model 250-C20J turboshaft 420 shp
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Model 250-C20J turboshaft , 310 kW (420 shp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | 2009[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] | — |
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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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| Primary user | — | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1x nose-mounted PKMT light machine gun (early models) 1x nose-mounted NSV machine gun (later models)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 14x 2.75 in (70 mm) rockets[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Iran[source] |
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