Agusta / AgustaWestland Grand (A109S)

Light Utility Helicopter

AgustaWestland Grand (A109S), WIKING Helikopter Service, D-HOAA, c/n 22146 © Karsten Palt

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The AgustaWestland A109S Grand is a light eight-seat twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter produced by the Italian manufacturer Agusta (today AgustaWestland). This helicopter type is mostly operated for passenger transport (executive also) and emergency medical service (EMS) by civil operators.

The A109S is a further variant of the Agusta A109 with a larger fuselage. A109S is the official designation, Grand the commercial name.

Crew	1-2
Passengers	6-7

Propulsion	2 Turboshaft Engines
Engine Model	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C
Engine Power (each)	548 kW	735 shp

max. Cruise Speed	287 km/h	155 kts 178 mph
max. Speed (vne)	311 km/h	168 kts 193 mph
Service Ceiling	6.096 m	20.000 ft
Rate of climb	558 m/min	1830 ft/min
Range	800 km	432 NM 497 mi.

Empty Weight	1.655 kg	3.649 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	3.175 kg	7.000 lbs

Rotor Blades (main/tail)	4/2
Main Rotor Diameter	10,83 m	35 ft 6 in
Tail Rotor Diameter	1,94 m	6 ft 4 in
Rotor Disc Area	92,1 m²	991 ft²
Length (Fuselage)	11,65 m	38 ft 3 in
Length	12,96 m	42 ft 6 in
Height	3,40 m	11 ft 2 in

First Flight	2003
Production Status	in production
Developed from	Agusta A109

FAA TCDS	H7EU
EASA TCDS	R.005
Data for (Version)	AgustaWestland A109S Grand
Variants	A109SP, A109N

[Photo-ID: 5711] © Karsten Palt 2011-08-03
	AgustaWestland A109S Grand WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH Reg.: D-HOAA c/n: 22146
[Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel (EDWI / WVN)]

[Photo-ID: 3361] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-11
	AgustaWestland AW109SP DaVinci REGA - Swiss Air Ambulance Reg.: HB-ZRZ c/n: 22204
ILA Berlin 2010 [Berlin - Schönefeld (EDDB / SXF)]

[Photo-ID: 3362] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-11
	AgustaWestland AW109SP DaVinci REGA - Swiss Air Ambulance Reg.: HB-ZRZ c/n: 22204
ILA Berlin 2010 [Berlin - Schönefeld (EDDB / SXF)]

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