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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
IAR-330L · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | IAR 330 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Utility helicopter / gunship / naval helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Industria Aeronautică Română[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | Romanian Air Force Romanian Navy United Arab Emirates Air Force Sudan Air Force Lebanese Air Force[source] |
IAR-330L · overall
Single source18.15 m (59 ft 7 in) (overall), 14.06 m (46 ft 2 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-330L · 2 × Turboméca Turmo IVC turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Turboméca Turmo IVC turboshaft engines , 1,175 kW (1,576 hp) each[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] | ≥ 163[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1975–2008[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | — |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 22 October 1975[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma[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] | 16 fully equipped troops[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] | 176.7 m 2 (1,902 sq ft)[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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| Never exceed speed | — | 294 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | LPR 57 unguided rocket launcher (optional, on four hardpoints)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Romania[source] |
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