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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Mi-24 · fuselage only
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Mil Mi-24 |
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| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | 2 pilots, 1 weapons system officer and 1 technician (optional)[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter with transport capabilities, helicopter gunship[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Soviet Union / Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Mil |
17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) fuselage only[source]
Mi-24 · stub wings
Single source6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) stub wings[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]
Mi-24 · 2 × Isotov TV3-117 turboshaft engines (2,200 shp) each
Single source2 × Isotov TV3-117 turboshaft engines, 1,600 kW (2,200 shp) each[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] | Russian Aerospace Forces 58 other users (see Operators section below)[source] |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 2,648[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1969–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1972[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 19 September 1969[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Mil Mi-8[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] | 8 troops / 4 stretchers / 2,400 kg (5,291 lb) cargo on an external sling[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] | 227 m 2 (2,440 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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