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AgustaWestland AW169: Leonardo’s Best Helicopter Yet?

3Jul

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

Helicopters

AgustaWestland AW169: Leonardo’s Best Helicopter Yet?

Designed by AgustaWestland and built by its successor company, Leonardo, the AW169 has proven to be one of the most versatile helicopters on the planet (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-AgustaWestland AW169 Development Operational History VIP Transport Air Ambulance Photo courtesy of Alan Wilson via Flickr. Search And Rescue Police Military Photo courtesy of Pete Webber via Flickr. Specifications SpecificationsAW169Length14.65 m (48 ft 1 in)Width2.53 m (8 ft 4 in)Height4.5 m (15 ft)Crew1 - 2Passengers8 - 12Max Speed306 km/h (190 mph; 165 kn)Range820 km (510 mi; 440 nmi)Service Ceiling15,000 ft (4572 m)MTOW4,800 kg (10,582 lb) ...

Remembering AgustaWestland: The Rise (And Fall) of a Helicopter Giant!

2Jun

By Christopher Harrow2 Comments

History

Remembering AgustaWestland: The Rise (And Fall) of a Helicopter Giant!

Today, AgustaWestland is remembered for having produced some of the best and most versatile helicopters to have ever flown, including the AW101, AW109 and AW139 - all of which have been used in many different roles by hundreds of operators! Whilst AgustaWestland is technically still around today, instead operating as Leonardo's helicopter division, the AgustaWestland name still lives on through the history and helicopters this giant produced... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-AgustaWestland: Agusta Having built and flown his first aircraft in 1907, aviation enthusiast and European nobleman, Count Giovanni Agusta, would spend the 1910's and 1920's raising enough money to found his own aircraft manufacturer. Founded in 1923, the count woul...

30Jan

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Opinion

15 Best Helicopters in The World!

The first helicopters were produced in the late 1930's and early 1940's. Since then, hundreds of thousands of helicopters have been produced, in hundreds of different variants, but which are the best helicopters in the world? However, as with other types of aircraft, there have been several different types of helicopters developed. Among these are luxury helicopters, military helicopters, utility helicopters, training helicopters and more! This can make classifying the "best helicopters" rather difficult. Regardless, for the purposes of this article, I will focus on a combination of luxury, military and utility helicopters. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Sikorsky S-76 What do the Queen of England, Donald Trump and Burt Reynolds all have...