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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
SH-2G · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | ASW helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Kaman Aircraft[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | United States Navy (historical) Egyptian Navy Royal New Zealand Navy Peruvian Navy |
52 ft 9 in (15.9 m)[source]
one-two pilots[source]
SH-2G · (USN: pilot, co-pilot/tactical coordinator (TACCO), sensor operator (SENSO)) (RNZN: pilot, observer and helicopter loadmaster)
Single source3 (USN: pilot, co-pilot/tactical coordinator (TACCO), sensor operator (SENSO)) (RNZN: pilot, observer and helicopter loadmaster)[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]
SH-2G · 2 × T700-GE-401/401C turboshaft, 1,723 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × T700-GE-401/401C turboshaft, 1,723 shp (1,285 kW) each[source]
SH-2G · with 2 external tanks
Single source5 hr with 2 external tanks[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] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1985–1995 (also conversions)[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1993[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 2 April 1985[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Kaman SH-2 Seasprite[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] | 4,390 lb (1,991 kg) load[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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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Retired | — | 2001 ( United States Navy ) 2008 ( Royal Australian Navy ) 2025 ( Polish Navy )[source] |
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| Guns | — | FN MAG General-purpose machine gun x 1 (equipped on the right door only for the Royal New Zealand Navy)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Four total, two inboard pylons behind the main landing gear (for auxiliary fuel tanks and torpedoes) and two outboard pylons for Torpedoes and missiles.[source] |
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| Rotor systems | — | 4 blades on main rotor and tail rotor. Main rotor blades are controlled by servo flaps rather than a swashplate[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 150 kn (173 mph, 278 km/h)[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Export type only, equipped with 2 AGM-65D air-to-ground missiles or 2 AGM-119 short-range anti-ship missiles[source] |
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