AgustaWestland AW109

AgustaWestland AW109
Agusta A109S Grand
Type:	Light multipurpose helicopter
Design country:	Italy
Manufacturer:	AgustaWestland
First flight:	4th August 1971

The AgustaWestland AW109 (formerly: Agusta A109) is a helicopter of the Italian - British company AgustaWestland . It is a light, eight-seat, multi - purpose helicopter with two shaft engines . The AW109 is used for both civil and military purposes.

variants

A109 Power

A109 K2 of the Swiss Air Rescue Service abseiling an air rescuer

AW109 in the military version in flight over the Overberg district in South Africa

Numerous police and civil protection organizations around the world use the helicopter in a large number of versions, some of which only differ in their small modifications. Military variants are used in Argentina, Belgium, Ghana, Latvia, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Sweden and Great Britain, among others. The most widespread are the civil versions of the AW109.

A109A

First series-produced version with two Allison 250 -C20 engines. The first flight was on August 4, 1971.

A109A EOA "Hirundo"

Military version for the Italian army .

A109A Mk II

Improved civil version of the A109A.

A109B

Planned but not built military version.

A109C "Hirundo"

Eight-seat civilian version with two Allison 250-C20R-1s.

A109K

Military version with more powerful engines.

A109K2

Version for police and rescue workers, suitable for high altitudes and high temperatures.

A109M

Military execution.

A109MAX

Rescue helicopter.

A109KM

Military variant of the A109K2.

A109KN

Marine version of the A109K2.

A109CM

Military standard utility version.

A109GdiF

Special version for the Italian Guardia di Finanza .

A109 LUH (Light Utility Helicopter)

light military multi-purpose helicopter based on the A109 Grand.

A109BA

Special version for the Belgian armed forces with HeliTOW starters and stub wings.

A109E Power

Improved civil version.

A109E Power Elite

Extended and improved version of the A109E "Power"

A109S Grand

Extended and improved civil version with P&W 207 engines. With this machine the two Americans Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a new world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world in a helicopter. They covered the distance of 38,890 km at an average speed of 275 km / h. The previous world record has been held by a Bell 430 since 1996.

A109S Grand Da Vinci

This variant of the Grand is optimized for rescue missions in the Swiss mountains. At a unit price of 10.2 million Swiss francs , it offers a reinforced cable winch for up to 270 kg in addition to the FLIR and MFD cockpit layout.

A109 Grand New

This extended version of the A109 Grand is available in a four-seat VIP and a six-seat normal version. The seats offer increased chances of survival in the event of a crash. The fuselage is largely made of composite materials. The cockpit is equipped with a 4-axis autopilot, MFD and EFIS.

A109N

Variant with elements from LUH, Elite and Grand.

A109 Trekker

Variant with landing gear instead of the retractable landing gear.

MH-68 "Stingray"

The Agusta A109 Grand is also used by the United States Coast Guard under the designation MH-68A Stingray .

Technical specifications

Crack drawing

Parameter	A109E	Grand note
Type:	Light multipurpose helicopter
Overall length:	13.04 m	12.96 m
Hull length:	11.45 m	11.56 m
Rotor diameter:	11.00 m	10.83 m
Height:	3.50 m	3.44 m
Empty weight:	1,576 kg	1,660 kg
Maximum take-off weight:	2,850 kg	3.175 kg (load / internal weights)
Top speed:	285 km / h	287 km / h
Service ceiling:	5,974 m	4,940 m
Climb rate:	9.80 m / s	9.30 m / s
Use radius:	948 km (standard at 233 km / h)	889 km (without reserve, with 634 kg of fuel at 5,000 ft)
Crew:	1-2 crew and 7-6 passengers
Engine:	2 × Pratt & Whitney 206 C or two Turbomeca Arrius 2K1	2 × Pratt & Whitney 207 C
Starting power:	2 × 423 kW or 2 × 426 kW	2 × 426 kW
Continuous output:	k. A.	2 × 426 kW

^Note Data from AgustaWestland

Armament

In the cabin

• 2 × door-mounted 7.62 mm machine guns FN Herstal MAG 58M with 500 rounds of ammunition
• 2 × side-mounted 12.7 mm machine guns FN Herstal M3M with 400 rounds of ammunition

Armament up to 600 kg at two external load stations

Air-to-air guided missile

• 4 × ATAS (Air To Air Stinger) double guided missile launchers for 2 × Raytheon AIM-92 "Stinger" RMP Block I each - self-targeting with infrared sensor for short distances
• 2 × double guided missile launchers for 2 × MBDA "Mistral II" (AATCP) each - self-targeting with infrared sensor for short distances

Air-to-surface guided missile

• 4 × M299 guided missile mounts for one Boeing Corp / Martin MariettaAGM-114F / N "Hellfire" - laser-controlled anti-tank guided missile
• 4 × guided missile starter boxes for 2 × MBB / Aerospatialé (Euromissile) "HOT-1" / "HOT-2" - optically wire-controlled anti-tank guided missiles
• 4 × ESCO HeliTOW for 2 × Raytheon BGM-71A "TOW" each

Unguided air-to-surface missiles

• 2 × HL-19-70 rocket tube launch containers for 19 × unguided Hydra air-to -surface missiles each ; Caliber 70 mm
• 2 × Brandt rocket tube launch containers for 12 × unguided SNEB air-to-ground rockets each ; Caliber 68 mm
• 2 × LAU-68D / A rocket tube launch containers for 7 × unguided FFAR air-to-ground hydra rockets each ; Caliber 70 mm
• 2 × FZ231 rocket tube launch container Forges de Zeebrugge for 12 × unguided WA or FFAR air-to-ground missiles each; Caliber 70 mm

External container

• 2 × ETNA-TMP-5-MG containers FN Herstal (each with 2 × 7.62-mm machine guns FN MAG 58P with 500 rounds of ammunition each)
• 2 × MG containers FN-Herstal HMP 400LC , each with a 12.7 mm FN Browning M3P machine gun with 400 rounds of ammunition
• 2 × MG containers FN-Herstal RMP LC each with a 12.7 mm FN machine gun FN Browning HP with 250 rounds of ammunition and three launch tubes each for a 70 mm (2.75 ") rocket
• 2 × containers with self-defense sensors (missile approach warning, radar warning, laser warning, decoys launcher and IR jamming device)

Incidents

• Collision with a construction crane of the high-rise construction site of St George Wharf Tower in poor visibility on the morning of January 16, 2013 in London.
• Collision with a high-voltage line off the island of Poros on the afternoon of August 20, 2019, as a result of which the island's power supply failed completely for more than 24 hours.

Web links

Commons : Agusta A109  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Type certification of the Agusta A109 - EASA-TCDS-R.005 (PDF; 227 kB)
• A109 Data and photo on Flugzeuginfo.net
• A109S (Grand) data and photo on Flugzeuginfo.net
• A109 Power - Manufacturer information ( Memento from July 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• A109 Trekker - Manufacturer information ( Memento from July 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• AW109 Grand New - Manufacturer information ( Memento from July 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• AW109 LUH - Manufacturer information ( Memento from July 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FlugRevue October 2008, p. 16, record flight around the world
2. ↑ AgustaWestland Grand  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ http://www.saairforce.co.za/seed/public/files/aircraft_files/3/A109LUH%20brochure.pdf
4. ↑ AW109 LUH ( Memento from November 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Helicopter crashes in central London , orf.at from January 16, 2013
6. ↑ Helicopter crashes over central London ( memento of the original from January 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , GMX Austria News from January 16, 2013 
7. ↑ Greece: Helicopter crashed - three people dead , rtl.de from August 20, 2019
8. ↑ Three killed in Greek helicopter crash near island of Poros , on ekathimerini.com (engl.)