The Agusta Bell 412 helicopter is manufactured by Bell Helicopters and Agusta-Westland under license. It used experience and basic design of the famous Bell UH-1 "huey" helicopter. Development began in the 1970s with first flight August 1979. Several variants of the helicopter are in used. The helicopter is powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada turbo twin pack PT6T-3B-1 with two turboshaft engines producing a total 1,044kW take-off power and 843kW continuous power.
AB-412 SP KLu
This particular helicopter with code R-02 (serial 25638) was introduced 1994 and used by the Dutch Air Force for SAR duties until end 2014. It flew primarily from Leeuwarden AFB, The Netherlands.
Photographed, June 2008 by Meindert de Vreeze (C) Copyright IPMS Nederland
AB-412 SP KLu
The same helicopter as depicted above with code R-02 (serial 25638), but now seen at Texel airfield, The Netherlands.
Photographed 2014 by Cees Hendriks (c) Copyright IPMS Nederland
A small number of plastic scale models exist. In 1/72 a good model of Italeri/Revell as well as in 1/48 of Italeri that needs a Belcher Bits conversion set.
Enthusiasts, modellers and historians may look at details here of the AB-412 in Royal Netherlands AF service....
This walkaround page was first created May 2012