Bell 412

what is it?

The Bell 412 is a utility helicopter of the Huey family manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It is a development of the Bell 212, with the major difference being the composite four-blade main rotor. It is a twin-turbine helicopter that has been popular on the civilian and military markets, and major users include Canada, Italy, and Japan.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 14 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 259 km/htop speed
• range 980 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 13passengers
• size 5,398 kgmax take-off weight
• built 869made in total

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 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 14 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1979-08

introduced

1981

number built

869

role

multipurpose utility helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Canada, AgustaWestland, Indonesian Aerospace, Bell Textron

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac or PT6T-3DF Twin-Pac

passengers

13

length

17.1 m

rotor diameter

14 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

5,398 kg

top speed

259 km/h

cruise speed

226 km/h

range

980 km

ceiling

6,096 m

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

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