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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Bo 105CB · total length - including rotors
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | MBB Bo 105 |
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| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | 1 or 2 pilots[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | West Germany[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)[source] |
11.86 m (38 ft 11 in) (total length - including rotors)[source]
Bell 412EP · Range
Single source529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)[source]
Bo 105CB · at 1,525 m (5,000 ft) (standard fuel, maximum payload)
Single sourceFerry; Bo 105CB · at 1,525 m (5,000 ft) (with auxiliary tanks)
Single source657 km (408 mi, 355 nmi) at 1,525 m (5,000 ft) (standard fuel, maximum payload)[source]
1,112 km (691 mi, 600 nmi) at 1,525 m (5,000 ft) (with auxiliary tanks)[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]
Bo 105CB · 2 × Allison 250 -C20B turboshaft engines (420 shp) each
Single source2 × Allison 250 -C20B turboshaft engines, 310 kW (420 shp) each[source]
Bo 105CB · standard fuel, maximum payload
Single source3 hr 30 min (standard fuel, maximum payload)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | Republic of Korea Army Indonesian Army Spanish Army Philippine Navy[source] |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 1640 (total) 1404 (German production)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1967–2001[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1970[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 16 February 1967[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[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] | 3 or 4 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] | 76.05 m 2 (818.6 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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| Fuel capacity | — | 570 L (150 US gal; 130 imp gal)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA 23012[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 2 × 12 SNEB or 2 × 28 SNIA[source] |
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| Missiles | — | 6 × Euromissile HOT (Bo 105 P) or 8 × BGM-71 TOW or 4 × Air-to-Air Stinger[source] |
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