Leonardo
AW109 Trekker
- Light Helicopter
- 6 pax
- 447 nm
Light HelicopterIn development
Leonardo Helicopters
- Passengers
- 8
- Range
- 430 nm
- Max cruise
- 140 ktas
- Ceiling
- 20,000 ft
01 · Basic info
Leonardo AW09
The AW09 is a single-engine light helicopter originally developed by Kopter as the SH09 and now part of Leonardo's product range. It has a five-blade composite main rotor, a shrouded tail rotor and a Garmin G3000H flight deck, and is powered by a Safran Arriel 2K. It seats one pilot and up to eight passengers and was pursuing EASA type certification in 2026.
- Manufacturer
- Leonardo Helicopters
- Class
- Light Helicopter
- Production
- In development
- Engines
- 1 × Safran Arriel 2K
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Photo: Anidaat · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Specifications
Technical data
Capacity
- Flight crew
- 1
- Seats (maximum)
- 8
Powerplant
- Engines
- 1 × Safran Arriel 2K
- Power (each)
- 1,006 shp
Weights
- Max take-off weight
- 6,284 lb
- Max fuel
- 1,323 lb
Performance
- Range
- 430 nm
- Range conditions
- Maximum range (Leonardo)
- Max cruise speed
- 140 ktas
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
External dimensions
- Length
- 43.08 ft
- Height
- 12.27 ft
- Main rotor diameter
- 35.96 ft
Manufacturer-published or publicly documented type data, for orientation only. Figures vary with configuration, serial number, modifications and operating conditions. Not for flight planning. Values not publicly documented are omitted.
03 · Cabin layout
Cabin plan & cross-section
Cross-section data not published
Cabin width
–
Cabin height
–
- Club seating
- Baggage
04 · Range map
Where the AW09 can fly nonstop
Range shown
430 nm
Published OEM range (Maximum range (Leonardo)): 430 nm. Great-circle distances, still air. Real-world range depends on payload, winds, temperature, routing and reserves, always confirm with a flight-planning study.
Nonstop from Dubai (DWC)
- Riyadh461 nm
- Mumbai1,044 nm
- Cairo1,301 nm
- Istanbul1,642 nm
- Nairobi1,898 nm
- Moscow2,004 nm
- Nice2,588 nm
- Geneva2,662 nm
- Paris2,840 nm
- London2,977 nm
- Singapore3,160 nm
- Lagos3,169 nm
- Hong Kong3,211 nm
- Johannesburg3,439 nm
- Dakar4,084 nm
- Tokyo4,305 nm
- New York5,951 nm
- Sydney6,502 nm
- São Paulo6,580 nm
- Miami6,810 nm
- Los Angeles7,240 nm
- Buenos Aires7,365 nm
- Mexico City7,769 nm
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