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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
NH90 · Length
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| Specification | Bell 412 | NHIndustries NH90 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Medium utility military helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Multinational[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | NHIndustries[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | Italian Armed Forces Bundeswehr (Germany) French Armed Forces Spanish Armed Forces |
16.13 m (52 ft 11 in)[source]
Bell 412EP · Main rotor diameter
Single source46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)[source]
Bell 412EP · Height
Single source15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)[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]
NH90 · 2 × General Electric CT7-8E turboshaft engines each (option)
Single source2 × General Electric CT7-8E turboshaft engines, 1,845 kW (2,474 hp) each (option)[source]
NH90 · Payload · Nutzlast
Single source4,2 t[source]NH90 · Nutzlast
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] | 525 as of Jan. 2026[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1995–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 2007[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 18 December 1995[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | — |
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| Variant | Bell CH-146 Griffon[source] | NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipan[source] |
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| Capacity | up to 13 passengers, maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)[source] | 20 seated troops; or 12 medevac stretchers; or 2 NATO pallets; or 4,200 kg (9,259 lb) external slung load[source] Crew 1-3 (depending on role) Passengers up to 20 troops[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] | 208.699 m 2 (2,246.42 sq ft) root: ONERA OA312; tip: ONERA OA409/OA407[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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| Guns | — | 2 door guns[source] |
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| Missiles | — | anti-submarine and/or air to surface missiles (NFH version), 20 mm cannon pod and rockets pod (TTH)[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 2 x FADEC equipped[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | max. 4.000 m[source]NH90 · FlughöheSource text · numeric interpretation needs review |
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NH90 · Mass · Gefechtsgewicht
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