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UH-12

Utility / Transport Helicopters · United States · 1948
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UH-12
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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 36
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Payload / Capacity
30
Range
25
Versatility
40
Reliability
50
Speed
35
Survivability
20
Hot-and-High Performance
25
Maintainability
60
Technology
15
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Methodology ↗ → Utility / Transport Helicopters ranking
Origin United States
ManufacturerHiller Aircraft Company
CategoryUtility / Transport Helicopters
EraEarly Cold War
In service1948–1965
Operators21 countries
Quantity2,000
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Conflicts
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Utility / Transport Helicoptersranking ↗methodology ↗
36
Utility / Transport Helicopters MASS Rating
32/42
Early Cold War
189/208
All-Time
Utility / Transport Helicopters · 10 axes scored
Payload / Capacity
30
Range
25
Versatility
40
Reliability
50
Speed
35
Survivability
20
Hot-and-High Performance
25
Maintainability
60
Technology
15
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the utility / transport helicopters category.
01 / Overview
UH-12
Category
Utility / Transport Helicopters
Country
United States
Prime contractor
Hiller Aircraft Company
Production
1948–1965
Quantity
2,000
Operators
21 countries
Conflicts
1 conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
UTILITY / TRANSPORT HELICOPTERS · EARLY COLD WAR
32
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
36
utility / transport helicopters category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the utility / transport helicopters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
  • First Flight1948
  • Service Entry Year1948
  • Crew2
  • Passengers3
  • Primary Rolelight observation, utility, MedEvac
  • In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant7MOD.7
  • Engine TypeLycoming VO-435-23B
  • Number of Engines1
  • Engine Power (each)227 kW
  • Rotor Configurationsingle main rotor
  • Main Rotor Diameter10.8 m
  • Main Rotor Blades2
  • Anti-Torque Typetail rotor
▣Performance4MOD.4
  • Top Speed152.874 km/h
  • Service Ceiling4,023.36 m
  • Range300 km
  • Rate of Climb4.5 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
  • Fuselage Length8.53 m
  • Height2.743 m
  • Rotor Disc Area91.5
  • Empty Weight750 kg
  • Max Takeoff Weight1,225 kg
  • Useful Load475 kg
  • Cabin Volume1.5
◆Armament & Mission7MOD.7
▤Avionics7MOD.7
⬢Survivability6MOD.6
▲Production2MOD.2
  • Total Built2,000
  • Variants15
◎Service History4MOD.4
  • Retirement Year1968
  • Production Start1948
  • Production End1965
  • Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1945First deployment: Cold War
  2. 1948Production started
  3. 1949Entered service
  4. 1965Production ended
78
years in service
17
years in production
2,000
units produced
20
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
UH-12 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
1950–1953Korean War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries21country
ArgentinaACTIVEBoliviaACTIVECanadaACTIVEChileACTIVEColombiaACTIVEDominican RepublicACTIVEFranceACTIVEGuatemalaACTIVEIndonesiaACTIVEIsraelACTIVEKingdom of the NetherlandsACTIVEMexicoACTIVEParaguayACTIVEPeruACTIVESouth KoreaACTIVESwitzerlandACTIVEThailandACTIVEUnited KingdomACTIVEUnited StatesACTIVEUruguayACTIVE
Utility / Transport Helicopters Early Cold War United States Hiller Aircraft Company
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