The Bell 412 helicopter is a development model developed by the American Bell Helicopter Company on the basis of the Bell 212 helicopter. It was released on September 8, 1978. It is characterized by the use of advanced four-wheel helicopters. Paddle rotor design.
In order to conduct the verification process, Bell Company made modifications to two new 212 helicopters, and test flights began on August 4, 1979. On January 18, 1981, the first Bell 412 helicopter was delivered. This model is also authorized to be manufactured in Indonesia by Indonesian Aircraft Industry Company (Nbell-412 model), and authorized to be manufactured in Italy by AgustaWestland (AB412EP model). So far, a total of 570 Bell 412 helicopters (only civilian models are counted) have been delivered
