Bell 412

E287297

twin‑engine helicopter utility helicopter

The Bell 412 is a twin-engine utility helicopter widely used around the world for military, law enforcement, and civilian transport and rescue operations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Bell 412 canonical	13
Bell 412 helicopter	2
Bell 412EP	2
Bell 412EPI	1
Bell 412EPX	1
Bell 412HP	1
Bell 412SP	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2344446 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bell 412
Context triple: [Argentine Air Force, usedAircraft, Bell 412]

A. Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
B. Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
C. Aérospatiale AS 365 Dauphin
The Aérospatiale AS 365 Dauphin is a twin-engine, medium-weight multipurpose helicopter widely used worldwide for roles such as search and rescue, offshore transport, and law enforcement.
D. Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of light, twin-blade helicopters widely used around the world for training, transport, and utility missions in both civilian and military roles.
E. Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bell 412
Target entity description: The Bell 412 is a twin-engine utility helicopter widely used around the world for military, law enforcement, and civilian transport and rescue operations.

A. Bell 212 helicopter
The Bell 212 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter widely used for military transport, search and rescue, and general support missions around the world.
B. Airbus H145
The Airbus H145 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter widely used for emergency medical services, law enforcement, and civilian transport due to its versatility, advanced avionics, and high performance.
C. Aérospatiale AS 365 Dauphin
The Aérospatiale AS 365 Dauphin is a twin-engine, medium-weight multipurpose helicopter widely used worldwide for roles such as search and rescue, offshore transport, and law enforcement.
D. Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of light, twin-blade helicopters widely used around the world for training, transport, and utility missions in both civilian and military roles.
E. Airbus H225
The Airbus H225 is a long-range, twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter widely used for offshore transport, search and rescue, and military missions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	twin‑engine helicopter ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ
basedOn	Bell 212 helicopter ⓘ surface form: Bell 212
category	civil utility helicopter ⓘ military utility helicopter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	1 pilot ⓘ 2 pilots ⓘ
engineType	turboshaft ⓘ
enteredService	early 1980s ⓘ
firstFlight	1979 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial	metal ⓘ
hasVariant	Bell 412 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell 412EP Bell 412 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell 412EPI Bell 412 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell 412EPX Bell 412 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell 412HP Bell 412 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bell 412SP
introduced	1981 ⓘ
landingGear	skid landing gear ⓘ
mainRotorBlades	4 ⓘ
manufacturer	Bell Helicopter ⓘ Bell Textron ⓘ
maxCruiseSpeed	approximately 122 knots ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
operator	Colombian Air Force ⓘ Italian police forces ⓘ surface form: Italian Carabinieri Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ surface form: Japan Ground Self‑Defense Force Philippine Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
passengerCapacity	up to 13 passengers ⓘ
powerplant	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T Twin‑Pac ⓘ
primaryRole	law enforcement ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ offshore transport ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ utility transport ⓘ
range	approximately 400 nautical miles ⓘ
rotorConfiguration	single main rotor ⓘ
serviceCeiling	approximately 20,000 ft ⓘ
tailRotor	yes ⓘ
takeoffWeight	approximately 11,900 lb ⓘ
usedBy	civilian operators ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ military operators worldwide ⓘ
usedFor	VIP transport ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ firefighting support ⓘ troop transport ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Argentine Air Force → usedAircraft → Bell 412 ⓘ

Royal Norwegian Air Force → aircraftHelicopter → Bell 412 ⓘ

Royal Thai Air Force → aircraftInService → Bell 412 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bell 412 helicopter

Bell Textron → notableProduct → Bell 412 ⓘ

Joint Helicopter Command → usesEquipment → Bell 412 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bell 412 helicopter

FACh → usesAircraftModel → Bell 412 ⓘ

Bell Helicopter → notableProduct → Bell 412 ⓘ

Lebanese Air Force → usesAircraftModel → Bell 412 ⓘ