AgustaWestland AW139
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| AW139 on display at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2006 | |
| Type | Medium SAR/utility helicopter |
| Manufacturer | AgustaWestland |
| Maiden flight | February 3 2001 |
| Introduced | 2003 |
| Primary users | Irish Air Corps UAE Air Force |
The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. Originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopters and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, Bell withdrew from the project, which was then renamed the AW139.
The AgustaWestland AW149 is a medium-lift military helicopter being developed by AgustaWestland as an enlarged version of the AW139.
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[edit] Overview
The AW139 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6C turboshaft engines. The helicopter is being marketed for use in a number of roles including Law Enforcement/Emergency Medical Service, Executive Transport, Search and Rescue, Maritime and Offshore Oil Operations.
The first AW139 flew on February 3 2001 at Vergiate in Italy, and the first production aircraft on June 24 2002. The first customer aircraft was delivered in 2003.
The company have orders for 190 helicopters of which 30 have been delivered (July 2006). It was a contender in the U.S. Army Light Utility Helicopter Program (2004-2006) but lost to the Eurocopter EC145-based UH-72A.
At the Farnborough Air Show in 2006, AgustaWestland announced the AW149, a multi-role battlefield helicopter variant of the AW139.
[edit] Military and Government Operators
- Australia (Queensland Government)
- China (Beijing Municipal Public Safety Bureau)
- Estonia (Estonian Border Guard)
- Ireland (Irish Air Corps)
- Japan (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department)
- Namibia (Government Air Transport Unit)
- Oman (Police Air Wing)
- Spain (Coast Guard)
- United Arab Emirates (UAE Air Force)
[edit] Specifications (AW139)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: Minimum 2 pilots
- Capacity: 2,645 lb of cargo internally, including 14 troops or 6 stretchers, or 8,000 lb (UH-60A) or 9,000 lb (UH-60L) of cargo externally
- Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.76 m)
- Rotor diameter: 53 ft 8 in (16.36 m)
- Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
- Disc area: 2,260 ft² (210 m²)
- Empty weight: 10,624 lb (4,819 kg)
- Loaded weight: 16,260 lb (7,375 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 24,500 lb (11,113 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× General Electric T700-700 free-turbine turboshafts, 1,560 hp (1,160 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 222 mph (193 knots, 357 km/h)
- Combat radius: 368 mi (420 nm, 592 km)
- Ferry range: 1,380 mi (1,200 nm, 2,220 km)
- Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m)
- Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
- Disc loading: 7.19 lb/ft² (35.4 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.959 hp/lb (158 W/kg)
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