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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Ka-226T · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Kamov Ka-226 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Kamov[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
8.1 m (26 ft 7 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]
Ka-226T · 2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2G1 each
Single source2 × Turbomeca Arrius 2G1 , 432.5 kW (580.0 hp) each[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.
| Number built |
|---|
1,300+[source] |
69[source] |
| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
|---|
| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 2002[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 4 September 1997[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Kamov Ka-126[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] | Passengers: 7 Cargo: 1,050 kg (2,310 lb) internally, or 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) on an external sling[source] |
|---|
| 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 | — | Active[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Russian Aerospace Forces[source] |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Cargo | — | 1,050 kg (2,310 lb) internally, or 1,100 kg (2,400 lb) on an external sling[source] |
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| Hover ceiling | — | 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[source] |
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