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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 | Sikorsky S-97 Raider |
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| Crew | one-two pilots[source] | 0–2 pilots[source] |
| Type | Multipurpose utility helicopter[source] | Reconnaissance and attack compound helicopter[source] |
| National origin | United States / Canada[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter[source] | Sikorsky Aircraft |
35 ft (11 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]
1 × General Electric YT706 , 2,600 shp (
Single source1 × General Electric YT706 , 2,600 shp (1,900 kW)[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.
| Primary users | Japan Ground Self Defence Force See Operators for others[source] | — |
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| Number built | 1,300+[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1979–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1981 ( 1981 )[source] | — |
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| First flight | August 1979 ( 1979-08 )[source] | 22 May 2015[source] |
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| Developed from | Bell 212[source] | Sikorsky X2[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] | 6 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] | — |
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| Power/mass | 0.2663 hp/lb (0.4378 kW/kg)[source] | — |
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| Status | — | Under development[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Sikorsky Raider X[source] |
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| Guns | — | .50 cal gun with 500 rounds[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 1 x 6-bladed variable-pitch , clutchable pusher propeller (7 ft (2.1 m) diameter)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 280 mph (440 km/h, 240 kn)[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 7-shot rocket pod(s)[source] |
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