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Leonardo AW119 Koala

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Single turboshaft light utility helicopter. Includes AW119Kx, and US Navy variants: TH-119 and TH-73A.

Leonardo AW119 Koala
Lift type
Rotary wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboshaft
Application
Business, Military transport, Search & rescue, Utility

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Aluminium
Landing gear
Fixed tricycle
Ice protection
Electro-thermal
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Mechanical
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Vapour-cycle
Configuration & certification
Rotor configuration
Single main + tail
Certification
Part 29
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Leonardo AW119 Koala1995 / 1995Production: 3 (2026) GAMA: Leonardo Helicopters AW119. Baseline variant, includes upgraded AW119 Ke variant.
Leonardo AW119 Kx2012 / 2012Production: 39 (2022) GAMA: Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx. Upgraded variant with improved avionics, includes TH-119 military variant.

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