Bell 412
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 Bell 412 |
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| Type: | Light multipurpose helicopter |
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| First flight: |
August 1979 |
| Commissioning: |
1981 |
| Number of pieces: |
more than 869 |
The Bell 412 is a type of helicopter made by Bell Helicopter from the USA .
development
The Bell 412 is a further development of the Bell 212 . It is a turbine-powered multipurpose helicopter that has found both civil and military customers all over the world.
Areas of application
The areas of application of the Bell 412 include
- Coast Guard airborne duties
- Rescue / Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Offshore missions (overseas flights e.g. to supply oil rigs)
- the air-assisted rescue service as rescue or intensive care transport helicopter
- the use in the context of the tasks of the air forces of various armies
Depending on the application, Bell offers various additional equipment, such as a winch, a weather radar, a searchlight, a Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) monitoring system, as well as the possibility of carrying external loads such as fire extinguishing containers (Bambi Buckets). The Bell 412 can also be equipped for instrument flight in accordance with IFR flight rules.
The "4" in the type designation of the Bell 412 stands for the four-blade main rotor (Bell 212 - two rotor blades). The torque of the main rotor is compensated for by a two-blade tail rotor . The helicopter can be delivered with both a skid landing gear and a landing gear.
The Bell 412 is a further development of the globally used UH-1 Iroquois , which is unofficially known as "Huey".
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| length | 12.70 m (hull) |
| Length over all; including main rotor | 17.10 m |
| width | 2.80 m |
| height | 4.80 m |
| Main rotor diameter | 14.00 m |
| Engine manufacturer (i. D. Version HP) | Pratt & Whitney |
| Engine type (i. D. Version HP) | PT6T-3B (power 1,342 kW) |
| speed | Max. 250 km / h |
| Service ceiling | approx. 6,000 m above sea level |
| Empty weight | 3,066 kg |
| Maximum take-off weight | 5,400 kg |
| Fuel load | 1,250 liters |
| Range | Max. 700 km |
