• Role: SAR/utility helicopter
• Manufacturer: Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland
• First flight: 4 August 1971
• Introduction: 1976
• Status: Active service In production
• Produced: 1971-present

Specifications (AW109 Power with PW206C)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 or 2
• Capacity: 6 or 7 passengers
• Length: 11.448 m (37 ft 7 in) fuselage
• Width: 2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)
• Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in)
• Empty weight: 1,590 kg (3,505 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,850 kg (6,283 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206C Turboshaft engine, 418 kW (561 hp) each
• Main rotor diameter: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 285 km/h (177 mph; 154 kn)
• Ferry range: 932 km (579 mi; 503 nmi)
• Rate of climb: 9.8 m/s (1,930 ft/min)