| AW149 | |
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| Role | Medium-lift military helicopter |
| Manufacturer | AgustaWestland |
| First flight | 13. November 2009 |
| Developed from | AgustaWestland AW139 |
| Variants | AgustaWestland AW189 |
The AgustaWestland AW149 is a medium-lift military helicopter being developed by AgustaWestland. On 20 June 2011 AgustaWestland announced the AW189, a civilian development of the AW149, for service in 2013.[1]
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The AW149 was unveiled at the 2006 Farnborough Air Show. Derived from the AW139, the AW149 has a larger fuselage and more powerful engines, resulting in a greater cargo volume and payload carrying ability. [2]
The first prototype made its first flight 13 November 2009 form AgustaWestland's Vergiate manufacturing facility in northern Italy.[3] The second prototype, the first with production model engines, made its first flight from Vergiate on 26th February 2011.[4]
A version named TUHP149, and the Turkish T-70 version of the S-70i Black Hawk, were candidates for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP). The programme covered an initial batch of 109 helicopters worth $4 billion, with a prospect for further orders in subsequent batches that may eventually top 300.[5] On 21 April 2011 the Turkish defence minister announced that the Sikorsky T-70 Black Hawk had been declared the winner.[6]
Data from [7]
General characteristics
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