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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Mi-38 · excluding rotors
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Mil Mi-38 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Medium transport helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Kazan Helicopters[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | Russian Air Force Myanmar Air Force |
20.282 m (66 ft 7 in) excluding rotors[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-38 · 2 × Klimov TV7-117 V turboshaft engines each
Single source2 × Klimov TV7-117 V turboshaft engines, 2,100 kW (2,800 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] | 16 (4 prototypes, 12 serial production units)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 2 December 2019 (Mi-38T)[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 22 December 2003[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | — |
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| Variant | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] | Mi-38T[source] |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] | 30 max / 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) internal payload / 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) external payload[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] | 349.67 m 2 (3,763.8 sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | 0.1675 kW/kg (0.1019 hp/lb)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Hover ceiling OGE | — | 3,100 m (10,200 ft)[source] |
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| Disk loading | — | 44.6 kg/m 2 (9.1 lb/sq ft) max[source] |
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