Leonardo
AW139
- Medium Helicopter
- 15 pax
- 641 nm
Medium HelicopterIn development
Leonardo Helicopters
- Passengers
- 9
- Range
- 700 nm
- Max cruise
- 270 ktas
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
01 · Basic info
Leonardo AW609
The AW609 is a twin-engine civil tiltrotor with a pressurised cabin, capable of vertical take-off and landing and airplane-mode cruise. It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67A engines and seats nine passengers in standard configuration. The aircraft is in final certification testing with the FAA.
- Manufacturer
- Leonardo Helicopters
- Class
- Medium Helicopter
- Production
- In development
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67A
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Photo: Leonardo Helicopters · Wikimedia Commons · © Leonardo Helicopters, manufacturer image
02 · Specifications
Technical data
Capacity
- Flight crew
- 2
- Seats (typical)
- 9
- Seats (maximum)
- 9
Powerplant
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67A
- Power (each)
- 1,940 shp
Performance
- Range
- 700 nm
- Range conditions
- Leonardo headline range (1,000 nm with auxiliary fuel)
- Max cruise speed
- 270 ktas
- Service ceiling
- 25,000 ft
External dimensions
- Length
- 46 ft
- Height
- 16.75 ft
- Main rotor diameter
- 25.92 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 AW609 can fly nonstop
Range shown
700 nm
Published OEM range (Leonardo headline range (1,000 nm with auxiliary fuel)): 700 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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