AgustaWestland AW109S Grand
AW109S Grand | |
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AW109 Grand in fight | |
Role | SAR/utility helicopter |
Manufacturer | Agusta AgustaWestland |
First flight | 1988 |
Introduction | 2005 |
Status | Active service/In production |
Produced | 2002–present |
Developed from | Agusta A109E Power |
The AgustaWestland AW109S Grand is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose
medevac
, search-and-rescue, and military roles.
Variants
- A109S Grand
- Marketed as the AW109 Grand, has a lengthened cabin-upgraded civilian version with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C engines and lengthened main rotor blades with different tip design from the previous AW109E version.
- AW109SP GrandNew
- Single pilot carbon fiberto reduce weight.
- AW109SP "Da Vinci"
- Customised version of the AW109SP for REGA (Swiss Air Rescue), with fixed landing gear.
- AW109 Trekker
- AW109S Grand airframe with fixed landing skids, equipped with a Genesys Aerosystems glass cockpit.[1]
Specifications (A109S Grand with PW207)
Data from www.leonardocompany.com[2][3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 or 2
- Capacity: 6 or 7 passengers
- Length: 12.96 m (42 ft 6 in) fuselage
- Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,175 kg (7,000 lb) internal MTOW
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C Turboshaft engine, 548 kW (735 hp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 10.83 m (35 ft 6 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 311 km/h (193 mph, 168 kn)
- Cruise speed: 289 km/h (180 mph, 156 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 311 km/h (193 mph, 168 kn)
- Ferry range: 859 km (534 mi, 464 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 4,900 m (16,200 ft)
- Rate of climb: 9.3 m/s (1,830 ft/min)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ "First flight for new AW109 Trekker light twin". Flightglobal.com. 7 March 2016.
- ^ "AW109S specifications". Leonardo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- EASA. Archived from the original(PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
External links
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