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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
IAR 316 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | IAR 316 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility /training helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Romania[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
12.82 m (42 ft 1 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]
IAR 316 · 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft
Single source1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, 425 kW (570 hp)[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] |
250[source] |
| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1971-1987[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1971[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Aérospatiale Alouette III[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] | 5 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] | 95.4 m 2 (1,027 sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Status | — | operational for training purposes[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Romanian Air Force[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 550 kg (1,210 lb) maximum[source] |
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| Fuselage width | — | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 2 hardpoints for anti-tank guided missiles[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Romania[source] |
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