AgustaWestland AW139

what is it?

The AgustaWestland AW139, now known as the Leonardo AW139, is a 15-seat medium-sized twin-engined helicopter developed and produced by the Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, now part of Leonardo. It is marketed at several different roles, including VIP/corporate transport, military use, offshore transport, firefighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief, and maritime patrol. The AW139 was designed jointly by the Italian helicopter manufacturer Agusta and the American company Bell Helicopters.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 engines · 13.8 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 310 km/htop speed
• range 1,061 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 15passengers
• size 6,400 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,000made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 25 years ago, in 2001.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 13.8 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,061 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

2001-02-03

introduced

2003

status

in production

number built

1,000

role

medium-lift sar/utility helicopter

origin

🇮🇹 Italy

makers

AgustaWestland

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C turboshaft engine

passengers

15

length

13.8 m

rotor diameter

13.8 m

height

3.7 m

max take-off weight

6,400 kg

top speed

310 km/h

cruise speed

306 km/h

range

1,061 km

ceiling

6,096 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.