Bell 212

what is it?

The Bell 212 (also known as the Bell Two-Twelve) is a two-blade, twin-engine, medium helicopter that first flew in 1968. Originally manufactured by Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, production was moved to Mirabel, Quebec, Canada in 1988, along with all Bell commercial helicopter production after that plant opened in 1986. The 212 was marketed to civilian operators and has up to a 15-seat capacity, with one pilot and fourteen passengers.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 14.6 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 185 km/hcruise speed
• range 439 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 14passengers
• size 5,080 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 61 years ago, in 1965.
• 🚗Rotor of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1965-04-29

introduced

1968

number built

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role

medium utility helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Bell Textron

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 or -3B

crew

1

passengers

14

length

17.4 m

rotor diameter

14.6 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

5,080 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

185 km/h

range

439 km

ceiling

5,304 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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