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Leonardo AW109

Lift typeRotary wing
Construction typeFactory-built
Control typePiloted
Engine typeTurboshaft
ApplicationBusiness, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Utility
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Twin turboshaft light utility helicopter. Includes Power, Elite, stretched fuselage Grand and miltary LUH variants. Produced under licence in South Africa by Denel Aviation (ended 2009) and also in China as CA109.

Type variants

Variant Launch/First flight Production end  
Leonardo AW109 1971 / 1971 Baseline variant, formerly A109.
Leonardo AW109 Power 1995 / 1995 Upgraded variant (engineering disgnation: A109E), includes special edition AW109 Power Elite (launched 2001), and CAH CA109.
Leonardo AW109 LUH 2006 / 2006 Military variant, formerly known as A109M.
Leonardo AW109 GrandNew 2010 / 2010 Futher development of AW109S Grand (discontinued), includes AW109 Trekker.

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Operations data

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Components Lighting (1) Mechanical Components (2) Non-Mechanical Components (1) Sensors, Transducers & Detectors (1)
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Avionics Communications (Airborne) (1) Indicators and Instruments (4)
Power Systems Batteries & Accessories (1) Engine Components (2) Engines (3) Fuel Systems (2) Power Transmission (1) Rotors & Propellers (1)
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