Bell Helicopter Bell 212 / Twin Two-Twelve (UH-1N)
Medium Utility Helicopter
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Bell 212 / UH-1N is a twin-engined medium utility helicopter produced by the US-American manufacturer Bell Helicopter Company, today Bell Helicopter Textron. The military main variant is the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey.
The Bell 212 is a stretched twin-engined development of the Bell 205. The Bell 212 is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 Twin-Pac engine. The Twin-Pac consists of two coupled PT6A-34 turbines driving a common output reduction gearbox. Engine power rating data is for both engines together. The Bell 212 was also license-built in Italy by Agusta (Agusta-Bell AB212).
| Crew | 1 / 2 | |
| Passengers | 13 - 14 | |
| Propulsion | 2 Turboshaft Engines | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3D Twin-Pac | |
| Engine Power (each) | 1342 kW | 1800 shp |
| Speed | 230 km/h | 124 kts 143 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 5.304 m | 17.400 ft |
| Range | 450 km | 243 NM 280 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 2.786 kg | 6.142 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 5.080 kg | 11.200 lbs |
| Rotor Blades (main/tail) | 2/2 | |
| Main Rotor Diameter | 14,69 m | 48 ft 2 in |
| Tail Rotor Diameter | 2,59 m | 8 ft 6 in |
| Rotor Disc Area | 169,5 m² | 1824 ft² |
| Length (Fuselage) | 12,92 m | 42 ft 5 in |
| Length | 17,46 m | 57 ft 3 in |
| Height | 4,53 m | 14 ft 10 in |
| First Flight | April 1969 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | ca. 900 | |
| Developed from | Bell 205 | |
| ICAO Code | B212 UH1 | |
| FAA TCDS | H4SW | |
| Data for (Version) | Bell 212 | |
| Variants | Bell UH-1N Iroquois, HH-1N, CH-135 Twin Huey, Agusta-Bell AB212 | |
| [Photo-ID: 5717] © Karsten Palt 2011-07-28 | |
 | Bell Helicopter 212 Bundespolizei Reg.: D-HHPP c/n: 30801 Fly Out special c/s |
| [Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6390] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09 | |
 | Bell Helicopter 212 Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Reg.: H6K-1/19 c/n: 31692 |
| Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok] | |
| [Photo-ID: 2754] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-23 | |
 | Agusta-Bell AB212-AM Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Reg.: MM81148 c/n: 5805 |
| NATO Tigermeet 2009 [Kleine Brogel (EBBL)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 2755] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-23 | |
 | Agusta-Bell AB212-AM Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) Reg.: MM81148 c/n: 5805 |
| NATO Tigermeet 2009 [Kleine Brogel (EBBL)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5926] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
 | Bell Helicopter UH-1N Iroquois United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 159198 c/n: 31674 |
| Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5927] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
 | Bell Helicopter UH-1N Iroquois United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 159198 c/n: 31674 |
| Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] | |