AgustaWestland

Provides major payload/range increase
Baseline aircraft and kit improvements reduce aircraft weight by 100 kg (220 lb)
Option available for existing AW139s in operation

Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland announced today a significant product development for the market leading AW139 twin engine helicopter with the launch of a 7,000 kg (15,432 lb) increased gross weight kit. This optional kit increases the standard 6,400 kg (14,109 lb) maximum gross weight by 600 kg (1,323 lb) and is 200 kg (440 lb) more than the existing increased gross weight clearance of 6,800 kg (14,991 lb).

When combined with new baseline aircraft and kit improvements that are being introduced on new aircraft this year, which give a typical weight saving of 100 kg (220 lb) for an offshore configured aircraft, operators will be able to benefit from up to 700 kg (1,543 lb) of extra payload.

Increased Gross Weight (IGW) 7.0t kit

This new kit allows to increase the gross weight of the aircraft to 7,000 kg / 15,320 lb.



The new Increased Gross Weight (IGW) 7.0t kit, combined with an optimized airframe and new enhanced role equipment, also results in significant weight reductions, more than 300kg of additional useful load in a typical offshore configuration*. In this configuration, the IGW 7.0t kit will increase the radius of action up to 165nm with 12 passengers and from 185nm to 230nm when transporting 8 passengers.



The IGW 7.0t kit can also be retrofitted to in-service AW139s. AgustaWestland will provide retrofit proposals on request. Download the leaflet to find out more on the IGW 7.0t kit.


*typical offshore configuration includes: emergency floats and rafts, air conditioning, cabin liners with soundproofing, crashworthy passenger seats and adaptive anti-vibration system.