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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
BK 117 B-2 · fuselage length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Utility / transport[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | West Germany / Japan[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB)/ Kawasaki Heavy Industries[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] |
9.91 m (32 ft 6 in) (fuselage length)[source]
Empty; Bell 412EP · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Bell 412EP · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,789 lb (3,079 kg)[source]
11,900 lb (5,398 kg)[source]
Empty; BK 117 B-2 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; BK 117 B-2 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceBell 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]
BK 117 B-2 · 2 × Textron Lycoming LTS 101-750B-1 turboshaft each
Single source2 × Textron Lycoming LTS 101-750B-1 turboshaft , 442 kW (593 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
DRF ADAC[source]
| Number built | 1,300+[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1979–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 9 December 1982[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 13 June 1979[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] | up to 10 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] | 95.03 m 2 (1,022.9 sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Status | — | In production[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Eurocopter EC145[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 697 L (183 US Gallons, 153 Imp Gallons) internal fuel[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)[source] |
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| Hover Ceiling | — | 3,565 m (11,700 ft) (in ground effect)[source] |
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