AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant

what is it?

The AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is the air-sea rescue variant of the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly EH101) helicopter for the Canadian Armed Forces. Developed by AgustaWestland in Italy (now merged as part of Leonardo), the CH-149 is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications.

🔎How to recognise it: 3 turboshaft engines · 18.6 m main rotor

base stats

• range 1,389 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 20passengers
• size 14.6 tmax take-off weight
• built 15made 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 26 years ago, in 2000.
• 🚗Rotor of 18.6 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 1,389 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

2000-05-31

introduced

2000

status

still flying

number built

15

role

medium sar utility helicopter

makers

AgustaWestland

engines

3× General Electric T700/T6A1

crew

5

passengers

20

length

22.8 m

rotor diameter

18.6 m

height

6.7 m

max take-off weight

14.6 t

top speed

—

range

1,389 km

ceiling

3,048 m

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