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The AgustaWestland AW109S Grand is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland. This rotorcraft has been developed from AgustaWestland AW109 by lengthening the cabin and main rotor blades with different tip design. The Agusta Grand is fitted with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C engines whereas its predecessor AW109E has two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C engines. It originally entered service in 2005 and has since been used in various roles, including light transport, medevac, search-and-rescue, and military roles.

AW109S Grand
AW109S Grand at Glasgow
Role	SAR/utility helicopter Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Agusta AgustaWestland
First flight	1988
Introduction	2005
Status	Active service/In production
Produced	2002–present
Developed from	Agusta A109E Power

Variants

A109S Grand

Marketed as the AW109 Grand, has a lengthened cabin-upgraded civilian version with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C engines and lengthened main rotor blades with different tip design from the previous AW109E version.

AW109SP GrandNew

Single pilot IFR, TAWS and EVS, with new avionics and front section of the fuselage made from carbon fiber to reduce weight.

AW109SP "Da Vinci"

Customised version of the AW109SP for REGA (Swiss Air Rescue), with fixed landing gear.

AW109 Trekker

AW109S Grand airframe with fixed landing skids, equipped with a Genesys Aerosystems glass cockpit.[1]

Specifications (A109S Grand with PW207)

Data from www.leonardocompany.com[2][3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2
• Capacity: 6 or 7 passengers
• Length: 12.96 m (42 ft 6 in) fuselage
• Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,175 kg (7,000 lb) internal MTOW
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C Turboshaft engine, 548 kW (735 hp) each
• Main rotor diameter: 10.83 m (35 ft 6 in)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 311 km/h (193 mph, 168 kn)
• Cruise speed: 289 km/h (180 mph, 156 kn)
• Never exceed speed: 311 km/h (193 mph, 168 kn)
• Ferry range: 859 km (534 mi, 464 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,900 m (16,200 ft)
• Rate of climb: 9.3 m/s (1,830 ft/min)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Bell 429 GlobalRanger
• Eurocopter EC135
• Eurocopter EC145
• MD 902

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agusta A109.

• GrandNew page on Leonardocompany.com

На других языках

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[fr] AgustaWestland AW109S Grand

L'AgustaWestland AW109S Grand (également A109 Grand ou simplement Agusta Grand) est un hélicoptère polyvalent léger à deux moteurs de huit places construit par le constructeur anglo-italien AgustaWestland. Ce appareil a été développé à partir de l'AgustaWestland AW109 en allongeant la cabine et les pales du rotor principal avec une conception de pointe différente. L'Agusta Grand est équipé de deux moteurs Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C tandis que son prédécesseur AW109E possède deux moteurs Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C. Il est entré en service en 2005 et a depuis été utilisé dans divers rôles, y compris le transport léger, l'évacuation sanitaire, la recherche et le sauvetage et les rôles militaires.

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