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Bell 412EP

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Twin turboshaft medium utility helicopter. Also produced under licence by Indonesian Aerospace as Bell-412, and for Japan as UH-2 (commercial version known as 412EPX).

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Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Business, Utility

Final assembly

Bandung (Husein Sastranegara) · Montreal (Mirabel) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

782 aircraft

Production years

1980-2026

Average age

24.3 years

Main base countries

Mexico (57), Spain (49), Canada (44), Australia (42), U.S.A. (42)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

Electro-thermal

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Hydro-mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 29

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Bell 412	1978 / 1979	1994	Production: 8 (2025) GAMA: Bell 412EPX. Baseline variant, derived from Bell 212.
NBell-412	1984 / 1984		Licensed variant made by PT Dirgantara Indonesia.
Bell 412EP	1994 / 1994		Production: 5 (2022). Enhanced performance variant.
Bell 412EPI	2013 / 2013		Production: 1 (2024). Upgraded variant with integrated glass flight deck.
Subaru Bell 412EPX	2015 / 2018		Production: 9 (2024). Variant for Japan's UH-X replacement scheme, designated UH-2/UH-X.

Airframer

Bell Helicopter Textron (Canada)	News
PT Dirgantara Indonesia - Indonesian Aerospace
Subaru Corp (Fuji Heavy Industries)	News	Developing and manufacturing the UH-X (412EPX) variant for the Japanese MoD .

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