B212The Bell 212 is a medium turbine helicopter produced between 1968 and 1998. Price: the Bell 212 is out of production and, used, the market median is around US$ 2.0M. Median from Jet Tracker's price research as of 06/2026. It has a range of 250 nm, a cruise speed of 100 kt (185 km/h), up to 14 passengers. In Brazil there is 1 active unit in the RAB-ANAC, excluding cancelled registrations. There are 7 aircraft from this family for sale today, across 8 listings on the portals Jet Tracker tracks (global market, not Brazil only).
Source: RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/9/2026) and Jet Tracker catalog (spec sheet reviewed on 11/9/2026).
Index ≈ ×1.10 to ×1.38 on the aircraft value, already with ferry, ANAC nationalization, IPI and ICMS.
Market estimate: value + ferry + ANAC nationalization + taxes, no legal review. II, PIS and COFINS are 0% for aircraft (NCM 88.02); IPI is 6.5% (3.25% for air taxi) until Dec 31, 2026; ~4% ICMS only through a qualified importer (Agreement 75/91).
Operate = direct cost/hour (fuel + maintenance + engine); excludes fixed costs (hangar, crew, insurance). World: hourly rate published by charter operators. Brazil: charter is quoted per leg, so the hourly figure is an estimate from route quotes.
Median and price range for pre-owned aircraft, compiled by Jet Tracker from asking prices in listings and the price guides in the sources below, checked on 6/4/2026. 2 of 4 model years have an observed listing. The rest are estimates from the market curve between model years and are flagged in the chart.
PTAX · R$ 5.5127 / US$ · 11/09/2026
Market estimates for guidance only, not a firm quote. Confirm the value with a broker/appraiser before any transaction.
Bell 212 (Twin Huey), medium twin-engine helicopter. Civil VIP and utility versions.
Typical factory configuration (curated data). The drawing below is schematic and at approximate scale; the actual layout varies by interior and year.
The Bell 212 was born in 1968 as the twin-engine civil/military version of the UH-1 Iroquois (Huey), the iconic helicopter of the Vietnam conflict (16,000+ units produced, more than 7,000 lost in combat). Bell took the proven airframe of the UH-1H (single-engine T53) and fitted it with the unique PT6T Twin-Pac system (2 PT6 engines coupled to one gearbox), the first time this arrangement was done at civil scale. FAA certification in 1970.
Bell developed the Bell 412 in 1979-1980 as an evolution of the 212, same airframe and PT6T Twin-Pac, but with a 4-blade rotor (vs. the 212's 2-blade teetering), reducing vibration by 30% and increasing speed to 122 KTAS. The Bell 412 entered production in 1981 while the 212 continued in parallel until 1998 (serving operators who preferred the simple 2-blade). More than 1,100 Bell 412s produced. The 212/412/UH-1Y family: 25,000+ military and civil units combined.
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 Twin-Pac engine is a unique arrangement: 2 independent PT6A engines coupled to a single combining gearbox. If one engine fails, the second keeps delivering power through the same gearbox, redundancy without the need for separate gearboxes as in a conventional twin. Combined power of 1,800 shp limited by the gearbox to 1,290 shp to preserve service life. The system is also used on the Bell 412, a Bell/PWC patent.
Before the arrival of the AW139 (2003) and S-92 (2004), the Bell 212 was one of the global offshore workhorses, with Petrobras, Pemex, Shell and BP operating large fleets on offshore platforms. 13 PAX capacity, twin-engine PT6T for safety, 250 nm range to reach distant platforms. Gradually replaced by the AW139/S-92, which offer higher speed (165 KTAS), a modern cabin and better hot/high performance. The Bell 212 remains in secondary offshore and shallow water operations.
The Bell 212 is a 1960s design, and its 100 KTAS cruise speed is 35-40% lower than modern twins (AW139 165 KTAS, S-76D 145 KTAS). The cabin is noisy due to the basic insulation of the era. On long-range operations (distant offshore, long SAR missions) the flight time difference is significant: 250 nm takes 2:30h in the 212 vs. 1:30h in the AW139. Combined with similar operating costs (USD 1,850/h in the 212 vs. USD 2,500/h in the AW139), the marginal savings do not compensate for the time lost.
The Brazilian Air Force operated Bell 212s designated CH-58 (SAR/utility version) between 1980-2010 in the Pelicano (search and rescue) and Falcão (troop transport) Squadrons. The Brazilian Navy operated derived UH-12 and UH-13 versions. Almost all Brazilian military units have already been retired and replaced by the H225M Caracal (Helibras), H145M and Bell 407. Brazilian civil operators never had a large Bell 212 fleet, the model was expensive to operate for the local market.
Sources: NTSB, CENIPA, Aviation Safety Network
The Bell 212 is out of production, so there is no factory price. On the used market the median is around US$ 2.0M, varying with year and flight hours; see real listings on this model's Market tab. Reference value as of 06/2026.
The maximum range is 250 nm (250 NM · 463 km).
Cruise speed is 100 kt, equivalent to 185 km/h.
The Bell 212 seats up to 14 passengers, crew not included.
There is 1 active unit in the RAB-ANAC (data as of 11/9/2026): operational, mark reservation or suspended, excluding cancelled registrations.
1 distinct operator operates 1 unit of the Bell 212 in the RAB-ANAC: 1 in air taxi (RBAC 135), concentrated in MG (data as of 11/9/2026). Name, fleet and state of each operator are on this model's Analytics tab and in the operators directory.
Jet Tracker estimate: about US$ 3,748 per flight hour at 200 h/year, of which US$ 2,063 per hour is variable cost (fuel, engine program, maintenance reserves) plus US$ 337,000 per year of fixed cost (crew, hangar, insurance), under Jet Tracker's default assumptions (Southeast Brazil, in-house crew, 200 h/year). Run your own scenario on this model's Costs tab.