Leonardo AW169
Designed in accordance to the FAA/EASA Part 29 standards, the AW169 has a crash resistant airframe, fuel tanks, crew seats, and one-engine-inoperative capability, even during high and hot conditions. Safety on the ground is enhanced by the high main and tail rotor blades.
The AW169 is a medium-sized, twin-engine helicopter powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210A turboshaft engines. It is equipped with various avionics systems and a glass cockpit. It also has three displays outfitted with touch-screen interfaces, digital maps, dual radar altimeters, health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS), and night
vision goggle (NVG) compatibility. The use of a four-axis digital automatic flight control system and a dual flight management system incorporating terrain and traffic avoidance systems has allowed for the rotorcraft to be certified to be flown by a single pilot under instrument flight rules (IFR).
It has the largest cabin in its class, features accommodation for two stretchers either longitudinally or transversely, and space for a full suite of the most advanced life- support equipment. Wide sliding doors allow easy loading/unloading of the patient, while the spacious cabin ensures entire access to the patient. In addition to
the cabin, a large baggage compartment is available to store additional stretchers and loose equipment. The aircraft also has an auxiliary power mode for operating environmental control systems, radios, and medical devices while the rotors are stopped.
All this new technology is not cheap; the three new helicopters will cost the county $33 million. The broker that is selling the aircraft was able to put together a deal that will net the county $14.1 million with the sale of its existing four aircraft, and allow the county to continue to use those rotorcraft until all three of the AW169s arrive.
Safety on the ground is enhanced by the high main and tail rotor blades on the AW169.
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