Leonardo / AgustaWestland AW149 Medium-lift SAR/utility
General Info
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AgustaWestland AW149
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| AW149 over RIAT in 2022 | |
| Role | Medium-lift military helicopter |
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| National origin | Italy |
| Manufacturer | AgustaWestland Finmeccanica Leonardo S.p.A. |
| First flight | 13 November 2009 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Egyptian Navy Royal Thai Army Polish Army |
| Produced | 2009-present |
| Developed from | AgustaWestland AW139 |
| Variants | AgustaWestland AW189 |
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History AgustaWestland (now Leonardo)
AgustaWestland AW149 Medium-lift SAR/utility
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. On 13 November 2009, the first prototype conducted its first flight from AgustaWestland's Vergiate manufacturing facility in northern Italy. On 26 February 2011, the second prototype, the first with production model engines, made its first flight from Vergiate.
The AgustaWestland AW149 is a medium-lift multi-role military helicopter developed by AgustaWestland, now Leonardo, launched in 2006. On 20 June 2011 AgustaWestland announced the AW189, a civilian development of the AW149, for service in 2013.
Development
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| AW149 over RIAT in 2022 |
Operators
- Egyptian Navy (24 ordered in 2019 with options for 10 more; 5 delivered in 2020, 5 delivered in 2021)
- Army of North Macedonia (4 AW149 on order) ref
- Polish Army (32 ordered in 2022, delivery planned from 2023 to 2029, 3 delivered in 2023)
- Royal Thai Police (1 in service)
- Royal Thai Army (5 in service)
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AgustaWestland AW149 Medium-lift SAR/utility
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General Info
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- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 18 max or; 12 combat laden troops or 2,720 kg external sling load
- Length: 17.57 m (57 ft 8 in)
- Width: 3.06 m (0 in)
- Height: 5.14 m (16 ft 10 in)
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- Gross weight: 8,600 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × Safran Aneto-1K , 1,715 kW (2,300 hp) each Maximum continuous power
- Main rotor diameter: 14.6 m
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 310 km/h
- Cruise speed: 278 km/h
- Range: 800 km (497 mi, 432 nmi)
- Endurance: 4 hours
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Special Links AgustaWestland (now Leonardo)
Links to Youtube & Others
Military certification for the AW149 was announced by Finmeccanica at the 2014 Farnborough airshow
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AgustaWestland AW149
The landing gear can sustain a touchdown with a sink speed of 9.5 m/s, compared with the 2 m/s for a civilian helicopter.
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Leonardo has proposed the AW149 for the UK's New Medium Helicopter programme, which aims to replace the RAF's Puma helicopters.
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