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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.[1]

AW149
AW149 over RIAT in 2022
Role	Medium-lift military helicopter Type of aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	AgustaWestland Finmeccanica Leonardo S.p.A.
First flight	13 November 2009
Status	In production
Primary users	Egyptian Navy Royal Thai Army Polish Army
Produced	2009-present
Developed from	AgustaWestland AW139
Variants	AgustaWestland AW189

Design and development

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] On 13 November 2009, the first prototype conducted its first flight from AgustaWestland's Vergiate manufacturing facility in northern Italy.[3] On 26 February 2011, the second prototype, the first with production model engines, made its first flight from Vergiate.[4]

Operational history

Military certification for the AW149 was announced by Finmeccanica at the 2014 Farnborough airshow.[5] 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. The AW149 is being marketed as an alternative to the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk family. Thailand has ordered 5 AW149 helicopters, and is the first export customer.[6][7] The Italian Air Force considered it as a search and rescue helicopter, but chose the lighter AW139M instead.

In April 2019, the Egyptian Navy ordered 24 AW149s with option for 10 more; first deliveries took place in late 2020.[8][9][10]

AgustaWestland submitted a version of the AW149, designated TUHP149, as a candidate for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) for the Turkish Armed Forces. The programme sought an initial batch of 109 helicopters worth $4 billion, prospective follow-on orders for subsequent batches may eventually rise to 300 rotorcraft.[11][12] On 21 April 2011, the Turkish defence minister announced that the Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk had been selected as the winner.[13]

Leonardo has proposed the AW149 for the UK's New Medium Helicopter programme, which aims to replace the RAF's Puma helicopters, with production to be at Leonardo's Yeovil factory if the bid is successful.[14]

In June 2022 Polish defence minister said Poland would order 32 AW149 helicopters, with production to be at Leonardo's PZL Świdnik factory.[15][16][17] The contract was signed on July 1, 2022, and has a value of $ 1.85 billion (€ 1.76 billion). Delivery planned in years 2023-2029. [18][19]

Operators

 Egypt

• Egyptian Navy[8][20][9][10] (24 ordered in 2019 with options for 10 more; 5 delivered in 2020, 5 delivered in 2021)

 Poland

• Polish Army[21] (32 ordered in 2022, delivery planned from 2023 to 2029)

 Thailand

• Royal Thai Police[22] (1 in service)
• Royal Thai Army[22] (5 in service)

Specifications (AW149)

Data from AgustaWestland.[23]

General characteristics

• 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)
• Gross weight: 8,600 kg (18,959 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Safran Aneto-1K , 1,715 kW (2,300 hp) each Maximum continuous power[24]
• Main rotor diameter: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
• Cruise speed: 278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)
• Range: 800 km (497 mi, 432 nmi)
• Endurance: 4 hours

See also

Related development

• AgustaWestland AW139
• AgustaWestland AW189

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Airbus Helicopters H175
• Bell 525 Relentless
• Harbin Z-20
• KAI KUH-1 Surion
• NHIndustries NH90
• Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

Related lists

• List of rotorcraft

References

External links

• Leonardo AW149 page
• Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme TUHP 149 - More Details Released
• AgustaWestland Unveils AW149 for Turkey

На других языках

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- [en] AgustaWestland AW149

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[fr] AgustaWestland AW149

L'AgustaWestland AW149 est un hélicoptère militaire construit par la société AgustaWestland[2] (fusionné avec Leonardo-Finmeccanica en 2016).

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[it] AgustaWestland AW149

L'AgustaWestland AW149 è un elicottero medio costruito da Leonardo (precedentemente dalla AgustaWestland, poi confluita in Leonardo, nome assunto da Finmeccanica dal 2017).[2] Rientra nella classe delle 7-8 tonnellate al decollo ed è destinato esclusivamente al mercato militare. Il 20 giugno 2011 la AgustaWestland ha annunciato l'AW189, una variante civile dell'AW149 operativa dal 2014.[3]

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