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Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Panha 2091 |
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| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Attack helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Bell Helicopter Textron Panha[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
16 m (52 ft 6 in)[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]
Bell 412EP · Service ceiling
Single source20,000 ft (6,100 m)[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] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1998[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Bell AH-1J International[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] | — |
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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] | 132.75 m 2 (1,428.9 sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Iranian Armed Forces Artesh Air Force Ground Forces Army Aviation IRGC Aerospace Force[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | Wortmann FX 69-H-098[source] |
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| Role | — | Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the Bell AH-1J International (export version of the SeaCobra) attack helicopter purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The upgraded attack helicopter has a narrower airframe for greater flexibility and is armed with an M197 three-barreled 20-mm Gatling-type cannon in the A/A49E turret. Its wing-stub stations carry a pair of 19-tube 70-mm rocket launchers.[source]Panha 2091 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Bulletproof glass protects the pilot's cockpit and weapons officer station, internal avionics have been revamped with the addition of a GPS and receiver in the nose, and a warning radar attached to the rear, with four antennae providing 360 degrees coverage and all electronics systems integrated.[source]Panha 2091 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Airfoil : Wortmann FX 69-H-098[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Empty weight: 2,802 kg (6,177 lb)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 4,530 kg (9,987 lb)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor diameter: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor area: 132.75 m 2 (1,428.9 sq ft)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum speed: 236 km/h (147 mph, 127 kn)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage M197 3-barreled 20 mm "Gatling-style" cannon in the M97 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity) 2.75 in (70 mm) Mk 40 or Hydra 70 rockets in 7 or 19 round pods 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets - 8 rockets in two 4-round LAU-10D/A launchers AIM-9 Sidewinder / Misagh-2 Anti-Aircraft Missiles - 1 mounted on each hardpoint Toophan ATGM - 1 dual or quad launcher on each wing[source]Panha 2091 · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Iran[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 6, cell 2; revision 1377604549; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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