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Measured figures
Bell 412EP · including rotors
Single source56 ft 1 in (17.09 m) including rotors[source]
Schweizer 300C · Length
Configuration
| Specification | Bell 412 | Schweizer S300 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Light utility and trainer helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Hughes Helicopters Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Schweizer RSG[source] |
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
| Number built | 1,300+ |
30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)[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; Schweizer 300C · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Schweizer 300C · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; Bell 412EP · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Bell 412EP · Maximum speed
Single source140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)[source]
122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)[source]
Cruise; Schweizer 300C · for maximum range, at 4,000 ft (1,200 m)
Single sourceMaximum; Schweizer 300C · Maximum speed
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]
Schweizer 300C · 1 × Textron Lycoming HIO-360-D1A 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine derated from
Single sourceSchweizer 300C · Powerplant
Single source1 × Textron Lycoming HIO-360-D1A 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 190 hp (140 kW) (derated from 225 hp (168 kW))[source]
Schweizer 300C · Endurance
Single source3 h 24 min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2,800 (Hughes)[source] |
| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | 1964–1983 (Hughes)[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | 1964[source] |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 2 October 1956 (Hughes 269)[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Hughes TH-55 Osage[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] | 2 passengers / 900 lb (410 kg) payload on 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] | 565.5 sq ft (52.54 m 2 )[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 | — | Schweizer 330/333 Sikorsky Firefly[source] |
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| Blade section | — | - NACA 0015[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 91 kn (105 mph, 169 km/h)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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