Pak to purchase 10 Bell 412 helicopters from US

[sonicboom]

Pak to purchase 10 Bell 412 helicopters from US

Pakistan has formally written to US for purchasing of 10 Bell 412 helicopters and according to sources Military of Defence, Pakistan would get first consignment in 2 to 3 months. According to a private TV channel, while quoting government's documents, said that for the purchasing of the Bell 412 helicopters, an amount of $60 million to be provided from Foreign Military Financing. According to the channel, Pakistan in the documents said that these helicopters could be used effectively in on-going war on terror and would be helpful in controlling the menace of terrorism. The United States has already provided four Bell 412 helicopters to Pakistan and these helicopters are being used in war on terror by Pakistan.


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[navtrek]

412 Highlights

* Wide opening doors to accommodate a forklift with two ton lifting capabilities.

* The highest dispatch reliability of any twin engine aircraft.

* An ideal combination of rugged fuselage construction and the proven Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D Twin Pac engine.

* The lowest seat mile cost in its class.

* Rupture resistant fuel cells, energy absorbing crew seats and collective mounted throttles as standard equipment.

* Flexibility for future growth, with a dual digital automatic flight control system that allows for easy integration of automatic approach to hover and automatic hover capabilities.

Proven from the Arctic Circle to the Arabian Gulf, the 412 can operate in conditions that would cripple most other aircraft. It offers the highest dispatch reliability of any twin-engine and is designed with rupture-resistant fuel cells, energy-absorbing crew seats and a resilient fuselage. And most important, confidence in knowing that the helicopter that got you in can also get you out.

Bell Helicopter - The 412

 

[zavis2003]

why pakistan is not going for black hawks i really love them so nice they are

they are really very spacy in terms of space and also also they are used by us army and really proven in the combats and surgicall missions carries alot of the ppl and more power full too

 

[Frankenstein]

why pakistan is not going for black hawks i really love them so nice they are

they are really very spacy in terms of space and also also they are used by us army and really proven in the combats and surgicall missions carries alot of the ppl and more power full too

Because they are expensive, and less fuel efficient then Bell 412, and on the other hand it depends on US whether they offer us, there cud be many reasons

 

[farhan_9909]

Goood
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[Jazzbot]

so nice to know

 

[fatman17]

^^in total 25 new Bell 412 are being purchased thru the CISF funds. 2 have been delivered, 10 as mentioned above by the end of june 2011, and the balance by end 2012.

 

[deepak75]

Pak to purchase 10 Bell 412 helicopters from US

According to a private TV channel, while quoting government's documents, said that for the purchasing of the Bell 412 helicopters, an amount of $60 million to be provided from Foreign Military Financing.

The title is misleading. For a moment, I was taken in too.

Pakistan is not paying any money for the choppers!

The cost is a component of the FMF that US is providing to Pakistan. So a better title would be :

Pak to request US to give 10 Bell 412 Helicopters as part of the Military Aid.

A correct example is Dawn's earlier report w.r.t another US FMF grant for Cobras.

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect...to-seek-supercobra-helicopters-from-us--bi-08

 

[thunder rules]

pakistan should get attack helicopters.

 

[Areesh]

The title is misleading. For a moment, I was taken in too.

Pakistan is not paying any money for the choppers!

The cost is a component of the FMF that US is providing to Pakistan. So a better title would be :

Pak to request US to give 10 Bell 412 Helicopters as part of the Military Aid.

A correct example is Dawn's earlier report w.r.t another US FMF grant for Cobras.

DAWN.COM | Front Page | Army to seek 20 SuperCobra helicopters from US

Anything that satisfies you.

 

[jha]

why pakistan is not going for black hawks i really love them so nice they are

they are really very spacy in terms of space and also also they are used by us army and really proven in the combats and surgicall missions carries alot of the ppl and more power full too

BLACK HAWK DOWN effect..?

on a serious note, they are more expensive and depends on US what it offers..BTW why Pakistan didnot go for Chinese helis..i am sure they must have something to offer..could have got 20 in the same budget..

 

[EagleEyes]

Chinese helis dont come as free as the U.S. ones. Different types of helicopters in service also complicates things.