The AW169

NEXT GENERATION VERSATILITY

The AW169 is the latest-generation 4.5 tonne class twin-turbine helicopter, featuring class-leading performance for versatile capability in the most demanding operating conditions.

The aircraft exceeds the most demanding market and regulatory requirements, including the most recent FAA and EASA Part 29 standards for performance and safety.

Pilots benefit from an advanced open-architecture avionics suite with fully digital glass cockpit and excellent external visibility for optimised situational awareness and minimised workload.

Operators benefit from a large, rapidly reconfigurable cabin, with constant-height cross section and easy access for adaptability to a variety of missions.

Leading Features

MTOW: 4.5 tonne class

Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A (1,000 shp class each)

Crew/Passengers: 1 or 2 pilots with 10 or 8 passengers

Technical Data

Weight

4.5 tonne class

   

Propulsion

2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A series turboshafts (1,000 shp class each) with FADEC

   

Leading Features

Certification Category: EASA CS-29 / FAR Part 29 Latest Amendments

Cat. A Capability:  Vertical Cat. A / Class 1 up to ISA+20 at S.L.

Hovering Performances: Optimised for Hot & High operations

   

External Dimensions

Overall Length*: 14.65m  48ft  01in

Overall Height*:  4.50m  14ft  09in

Rotor Diameter:  12.12m  39ft  09in

Tail Rotor Clearance:  2.16m  7ft  01in

Fuselage Clearance:  0.50m  1ft  08in

Internal DImensions                                        

Cabin Dimension:  Width           2.05 m / 6 ft 09 in

                            Height         1.32 m / 4 ft 04 in

                            Length**     2.77 m / 9 ft 01 in

Internal Volumes

Main cabin:  6.3cu.m  222cu.ft.

Baggage compartment:  1.4cu.m  49cu.ft

Capacity

Flight Crew:  1 / 2

Passenger seating:  Up to 10

* Rotors turning 

** Dual Pilot configuration

Equipment

• Auxiliary fuel tanks
• Retractable landing gear
• Rescue hoist
• Cargo hook
• Emergency floatation and life rafts
• External cameras
• Fast roping / Rappelling system
• Wire strike protection system
• Mission console
• External loudspeakers
• HEELS (Helicopter Emergency Exit Light System)
• Search light
• External lighting for night rescue

Avionics

• Full digital glass cockpit with 3 Active Matrix LCD 10” x 8” Displays
• Dual Aircraft Monitoring & Mission Systems
• 4-axis dual-duplex  digital automatic AFCS
• Next Generation Multi-sensor Navigation system (dual Rad Alt, dual GNSS SBAS and GBAS provision, WAAS/EGNOS)
• Extended range of communication and surveillance equipment (included Enhanced Transponder/ADS-B)
• Traffic and terrain avoidance systems (TCAS II, HTAWS/SVIS)
• Digital Map
• Emergency Avionics systems (CVR/FDR, ELT, ADELT)
• Enhanced  Vision System
• HUMS (Health and Usage Monitoring system)
• HFDM (Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring)
• Direction Finder
• FLIR System
• SATCOM
• Weather radar
• Search/weather radar
• Lights NVG compatible

According: agustawestland.com

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