Wed, Nov 25, 2009
17 More Helos To Be Delivered Under The Contract
AgustaWestland announced Tuesday that the Qatar Armed Forces
has taken delivery of its first AW139 medium twin helicopter. An
official ceremony was held Monday at AgustaWestland's Vergiate
plant in Italy, in the presence of Qatar Armed Forces Chief of
Staff General Hamad Bin Ali Al Attiyah and Qatar Emiri Air Force
Chief of Staff General Mubarak Al-Khayarin. The aircraft will be
operated by the Qatar Emiri Air Force supporting various government
agencies to perform a range of roles including utility, troop
transport, search and rescue, border patrol, special forces
operations, law enforcement and homeland security.
A contract for 18 units was signed in August 2008 which also
included crew training and an initial spares package. The Qatar
Armed Forces becomes the third operator of military-configured
AW139 helicopters following the Irish Air Corps and UAE Armed
Forces.
Giuseppe Orsi, Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland said "It
gives us great pleasure to celebrate the handover of the first
AW139 to such an important customer ahead of the planned delivery
schedule. The military configured AW139 has been developed to meet
the Qatar Armed Forces' demanding requirements and I am confident
it will exceed their operational expectations in service."
The AW139 has a maximum cruise speed of 165 knots, and a maximum
range in excess of 570 nm with auxiliary fuel. The aircraft has
outstanding one engine inoperative capabilities even in the hot an
high environmental conditions. The cockpit technology minimizes
pilot workload allowing the crew to concentrate on mission
objectives. For military missions the AW139 features dedicated
equipment to meet a range of general and specialist roles.
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