HELICOPTER TYPE // AGUSTA 109
- TWIN ENGINE
- 5/6/7 PASSENGERS
- LIMITED LUGGAGE
The Agusta 109 is a highly versatile aircraft that offers the optimum level of benefits for commercial, government and military markets, combining highest levels of performance with cost-effectiveness to complement this.
The 109's flexibility allows it to perform executive transport with stylish elegance, offshore and emergency medical services or conduct surveillance and patrol missions for police forces. In addition, the 109 serves a variety of missions for military forces and it easy to see why when you consider its countless qualities.
The 109 is valued by operators and pilots alike for its outstanding performance, reliability and ease of maintenance combined with mission flexibility, high speed and productivity. It is single pilot IFR certified and can perform Category "A" take-offs from elevated helipads without any payload reduction, while complying with the European regulations relating to Class 1 performance helicopters.
The 109 can be equipped with either Pratt & Whitney or Turbomeca engines controlled by a Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system. Pilot workload is reduced by way of a digital glass cockpit with six liquid crystal instrument displays.
Seating Configuration
The 109 seats 5, 6 or 7 passengers in the passenger hold/cabin. The seats are in a 2 > 3 (with mini bar) or 3 > 3 passengers facing each other configuration. Occasionally a single passenger is allowed to sit in the cockpit next to the pilot for the 7th passenger.
