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cterr! lr s'rid)/ nl nlih aLl tJde I ir;ht '"', th :lfcnE !rosslrl.. ds c' lr hol .;"iii.;; rL. lo-r'i ,","'ut po' cnsure: mission occoml 'hmenf ,,.,.,,
Dur

ef{ectivcLy onrl sofely. Wilh ils.pov'rcrfLr tr'rin t:trgine Oo*"-t.l ,f hc: r'o riuol i',fren it comes ic ir {r lin:i ihe cssl!nco m :: olr co no l.ins. equipmenl moIo the Al0?K -rr",i.lr.- rng,, of ovoi .bLe ormomenl r.r.d utilily slrln.lcrrl .,Lighl \'luhiro ru mi ilcrty reqrircmenls' ab e tc sciliv lhe

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AIOgK WINNING FEATURES

Two TURBOMECA ARRIEL-lK iurboshoft engines, eoch roted or 200 SHP, gront the Al09K on instolled power to- moximum qross weioht rolio of 0.49_SH P/kg, resuhing in high olritude ond hot iemperotJre pertormonce tor beyond fhose of ony other twin engine helicopier ovoil_ orrle on the morkel. In oddition the superb 724 SHP One Engine Inoperotive continoencv rofing gives the Al09K reol fwin engin copobilities.

VEIAGE UGHT ]WIN

TI,ISINE HRICOFTER

Optimized fin geometry ond toil rotor blode diometer ond oirfoilto obtoin superior high oltitude yow conlrollobility. The result is the demonslroted A109K copobility of hovering ol lhe moximum gross weight ot 4,27Q. m (14,000 ft) with 20 KIS of ctosswtno.

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Powerful tronsmission svstem roled ot 900 HP Twin Engine ond 640 HP One Engine lnoperotive lo loke moximum odvontoge of the high inslolled engine power even ot low oltitude. The sound design ond the operotionol experience inherited from the Al09 fomily is o guoronlee of moximum reliobility.

High efficiency vor iype engine-oir porticle seporotors with electricol scovenge tons to enoble protrocted operolions in sondy environmenls.

Rugged fixed type fricycle londing geor equipped with shock obsorbers ond collopsible energy obsorbing struis for croshworthiness enhoncemenl. Londing geor heighr hos been increosed fo roise tqil rotor-to-ground cleoronce.

AIO9K MITITARY HIGHTIG

Negotive agro copoble rotor qnd nrgn hiqh Inslolled instolled power for enhonced moneuverobiliiy.

Tronsmission wiih 30 minutes

dry-run copobiliiy.

Spocious cobin (6 troop seoting) for multiple ormed/logistic missions.

Infrored obsorbing pornl.

Self seoling fuel tonks proiected ogoinsl 12.7 mm A.P.l. hiis.

4 bloded fully orticuloted rotor for low flicker, low ocouslic defectqbility ond low vibrotion,

All criticol syslems duplicoled ond seporoled for low vulnerobility.

Il'.'*dvonced visionics for

doy ond night combot copobility.

Smoll silhoueite

for low visuol .ond rodor detectobility.

Multiple ormment"copoble for light ottock, ontilonk ond ormed

reconnoissonce oPPlicdlions.

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Al09K is the only operotionol light twin turbine helicopter demonslrotedly oble ol
The

its moximum gross weight to: . tqke-off ond lqnd ot 5000 m (16,500 ft) oltilude o Mqinloin single engine level flight ot oltitudes of over 3000 m ('10,000 ft). These surrounding piciures, token in 1988, ore just o few testimonies of the superior performo nce of the A109K.

Perfornonce (lSA, MGW, EAPS ON)

Mox cruise speed 263 km/h 142 KTS Role ol c imb . iwin enqine 10.26 'r,ls 2020 rl-r,ir . one enq-ine inoperoiive 3.35 m/s 600li/min Floverlns lGt 5030 m 16500 It Hover;ng OGE 4025 n 13200 fi Service ceiing . iwin enqlne 6100 m 20000 {i . one endine inoperoiive 3048 rn 10000 ft Moximum ronse 580 km 313 nm Moximum enduronce 3h 09 min
La Po, lBolivio) - 4,27A

n lt4,AAA h), ISA-30'C

llimo oyon Ar.o - .1,?70 rl

8

12,000 lt); lS^

20'C

D.o\D-.t

.:.,)

0-

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y)

4,)74 b 6,144 n
1r4,000 ro 20,000

kl; sA+

i0'c

timo (Peru) Seo tcve ro 5,490 m (18,000 ir), ISA r 20"C

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Arobion Golf

Areo

Seo level; SA +35"C

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MISSION PERFORMANCE: LIGHT ATTACK

EQUIPMENT

. Frl FRI MC rtur o ot rj.y (nC nigrrt 4,, (i:i a roge . / 12./:-oi mrr f!1,4P ,oC .,..,,th 2.50 ro,r.o:: . .,'rc.lcl port rr' lh /x2 ,/J ro:ke;s
CONDITIONS . T\.,o ari ois !ra tiori.l . 830 m 600C Ie:''

WEIGHTS . f.llssion ert,ri rpod ,rmprv ',vr: qhl

2{-186 Kq '50 K:; J/i4 Kg

TAKE OFF GROSS wEIGHT

2790 Ks

SA 35"(

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MISSION PERFORMANCE: ANTITANK

. Ful FR/IMC duo pilot doy ond night ovionic pockoge . HELITOW system with 4 missiles
o Rodor worning . Cho{f/f ore dlspenser EQUIPMENT WEIGHTS . Mission eqr-ripped empiy weight . Two pilots

2)87

Ks

.
.

160 Ks

Fuei

TAKE.OFF GROSS WEIGH

503 Kg 2850 Ks

CONDITIONS o Two pilots on boord . 1830 m (6000 leet)

ISA+

35'C

l8

@,)

KTS

l8

mi

a(, 130 KlS

80% IO]TER NG 20% NOGE

lh55mn

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MISSION PERFORMANCE: HIGH ALTITUDE RESCUE

EQUIPMENT . Full IFR/lMC duo piot doy ond nighr ovronrc pocKoqe WEIGHTS r Mission equipped emply weight . lwo pilots . Ful fuel . TAKE-OFF GROSS WEIGHT

CONDITIONS . Two person recovery

857 Ks 160 Ks 560 Kg 2577 Kg

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.lSA+20oC

Londing with 20 minuies fuel reserve

20 min.

TANDINO WITH
RESERVE

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PERFORMANCE: RAPID DEPLOYMENT

WE

IGHlS

TAKE OFF GROSS WE

GHT

2850 Kg

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rome

Lightweight oluminum olloy ond honeycomb structure wilh high croshworthiness chorocterislics Two lorge oft cobin sliding doors for eosy occess/corgo operolions Two seporoie pilot doors Mointenonce sleps ond hinged inspection doors lor quick moinlenonce

Dimensions Overoll length (rotor turning) {rotor stopped) Moximum height Cobin width Moin roior diometer Toil rotor diometer

lt,lt4m
3,500
1,440

3,050

m
m m

42.80 Il 36,46 Il

ll.48fi
4.66 ll 36.09 fi 6.56 ii

]l ,000 m
2,000
m

Weights Mox gross weight Empty weighi

Useful lood

2850 1592

ks ks ]528 ks

6277 16 3506 lb 2771 tb

Fixed wheel londing geor . Tricycle type with oirloi shock obsorbers lor

.
. .

oDerolion on rouoh terroin Energy obsorbinEistruls for increosed croshworthiness Swive ing forword wheel for eosy ground moneuverobiliiy Tubeless type tires Aerodynomic ioirings.

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Power plont
o Two side-by side Turbomeco

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.

Arriel-l K engines wiih: lmproved hiqL -"mpe'oture/o ritude perlo' monce ond reduced specific fuel consumption Independent fuel ond oil systern tor eoch enq ne Independeni engine contro s Optionol porlicle seporotor Optionol engine fire extinguisher.
LimitoTion
SHP

Engine rotings
OperoTing

Moximum conlingency

lnlermediole Conrinsency (BCAR)

Moximum conlinuous
Cruise

(FAR)

2.5 min 30 min

un imiled

724

5 min

700 700 586 470

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IRANSMISSION RATINGs

Tronsmission syslem . 900 HP roied ironsmission system for improved high lemperoture/ohitude performonce o 640 FP : ng e er-gine e-r^'g-l-u r.o- no ' o pobl ity ond 30 minutes dry run copobility for enhonced sofety ond survivobi ity . Optiono rotor broke.

HP Twin engine moximum conli

kw
674.5

900
Single engine moximum con

560
Single engine emergency

4t7
477

640

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Moin rolor

.
.

Four blode fully orticu oied n'roin roior for ow vibrotion qnd noise evel Composile mqin rotor blodes for on condilion reiiremenl ond high survivobiliiy/reliobility

Hydroulic system o Two independent {light control hydroulic

systems eoch copob e of operoling swoshploie ocluoiors in cose of foi ure of the oiher sYsiem One utility hydroulic system with two occu 'nulotorc (ro'rro & e.re'gen.1) lo op-rote, rotor broke wheel brokes nose wheel ceniering device.

Toil rotor . Two blode semirigid type toil rotor . High efficiency new oirfoi design b ode for good oircroft hondling even with sirong

cTosSwtno

Stoinless steel b odes for operolion in sondy environrnent.

.
. .

Flight control system Colleciive, cyclic, onlitorque system with

Electricol sysiem

Two fully independeni AC ond DC electricol syslems lor ow vulnerobility . Eoch system copoble of supplying ot essentiol loods . Two I 60 AMPS {28 VDC) self coo ed storter generotors .27 Ah \24 vot) nicke codmium bo ery

rnllertivo-<',".hrnni'^ - --^tar System servo ossisied by duo hydrou icolly octuoted swoshpioie cylinders Sing e oniitorque servo ocluotor.

Fuel system
o Two identicol independent fuel systems with 550 liters U.S. gol) usoble fuel . OpiinoJ 1 {145 50 llters (40 U.S. gol) ouxi iory fue tonks (no socrificed cobin spoce) . Opiiono closed circuit relueling sysiem (50 U.S.gol/min) . Optlono cobin insiq led 200 iters {53 U.S. gol) ferry fuel tonks . Optionol sel{ seoling i1 2./ mm hits) moin fuel
tonks.

. . .

Two 250 VA

stote ;nverters {optionol) Three 250 VA \l I 5/26 V AC, 400 Hz) solid siote inverters (opiionol) Opiiono high lood AC system (one 6 kVA o te.notor + I stond-by 250 VA solid stote inverter).

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5/26 VAC 400 l-z) ,olo

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Cockpir . Ergonomic loy

AFCS

instrumenl ponel fully equipped for IFR/lMC wilh spoce provision lor dedicoted disploys/instrumentoiion N.V.G. compoiibility.
in

out

Avionics: Wide ronge o{ovoiloole ovionics

stq lqtions

Three oxis siobiliiy ougmentotion/ottiiude hold syslem nAfiitude hold, qnd (SAS, operoiion mode Duol redundont system optionol y ovoiloble for IFR operoiions Four oxis AFCS with flight poih cornputer optionolly ovoiloble for S.A.R. operotions.

VHF/AM _ IACAN ,- VH'FM UTONOMOUS NAV SYS (DOPPLER) _ IFF UHF _ RADAR ALTIMETER HF HOMING VtF OMFGA - ADF _ WFATHER RADAR - VOR/GS/ILS _ EtT SYSTE,I DME - TNTERCOM (3 STAIONS)

Cockpit monogement system The COLtINS CMS80 opiionol Cockpit Monogemeni System is quolified ond operolionolly tested for, . monitoring ond operoting up to 2l different ovionics vio one (or more) cenirolly locoted CDU . ovionic informolion orgonizo tion in logicol steps to ollow lhe pilot to concentrote on his moin mission . reduced ovionic weight o growth flexibility . Automolic Torget Hondoff Systern compotibility.
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UTILITY

Engine oir porticle seporotor (EAPS) High elficiency olr portic e sepcrroior lor sofe operolion in sqndy environrnenl.

Duol conirols Simp e ond ecrsily removob e instolJoiion lo o low duol control flight operotion.

Windshield wipers
Two independent windshield wipers electrico y ooeroled, p'o. dng "..- ooerol.-g .peoo

ond outonotic porking ofter shufdown.

Without imiToiion to flight procedures.

Extended ronge fuel tonks

Additionol tonk, instolloble below the floor,

wilhoui cobin spoce reduction, increoses the tol fue copocity to /00 liters.
10-

Ferry fuel tonk Additionol tonk, insiolloble inside ihe coorn, rn creoses lhe totol fue copocity to 900 liters.

Engine fire extinguisher Two bo-rle syslem, pirot contro,leo, pro".oed '\ilh \i'Jol cl-orge ndicotor. tocl ooltle rol be (elec'ed ior discro.g rg e*i:rgL.shing ogenl In'o lhe des-red engire co-rlpoa-renl
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Corgo hook o00 t9 (2000 os) bo-i --r'i corgo t ool - '' rol 1 op^ '6 .r^d .o^-'o l^d o, lh p lol A.oi obc olso rh reor . e^ - or

Rotor broke
HydroulicoLly operoted; stops lhe n'roin rolor un .or d'. der .40% P-M r le s-L ,'

Snow skis Ponel type skis mode of honeycomb, eosy to '' o or d' r o.o -f o. lh opr o ing.Jo ^ o. lrom L:nprepored soft operoiion on snow terroin.
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SEARCH AND RESCUE

"4

Externol hoist

4
o

200 ks (,141 ibs) elecirical hoist contro lcbie both by pi ot crnd cobin operolor lor Tescue
operolions.

igh intensity seorchlight Compoci igf t'"veiqht seo.ch ighl providing 3.5 ml lion cond ';cower {or SAR ope-otion under low visibl iiy .ondilions.
H

Emergency floots Four eosy io lnslar ond remove {1ooTs, controtted by the pilor. {or emergency operoiions cn
wo leT,

Exlerno I loudspeokers Two externo loudspeokers with oudio ompliji ers lor o tol, r po,"vcr ol 100 Wotl.

Smoke/flore louncher fwo Schermuly MK4 type smoke or I umlnoting I ore (pilol conlrol ed sysiem)
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INTERIORS AND COMFORT

Miliiory interior Militory type pilot ond copilot's seoh ond two focing three-mon militory type benches.

DE LUXE interior
DE IUXE orrongement for 4/5 or 6 possengen, comprises comfonoble ormchoirs ond ruxurrous corpeled floos in monv coordinoled color options ond very effective soundproofing.

Corgo plotform 500 lgh specit c lood corgo olororrr w'tl^ tie down rinqs lor instrrllotion on the possenger conportmeni-floor ofier front bench remov1.

Bleed oir heoter Mixes enqine bleed oir wiih outside oir, controll ing ond distributing it to pilols' ond pos senger's oir outlets.

Air conditioner (ECU)

Mixes engine bleed oir with outside oir, cooling, controlling ond disiributing it, moinloining the the desired precobin temperolure selected level.

ot

Air ombulonce
Two litters lonqitudinollv insiolled one qbove the other ot the lift side oithe crew ond possenger comportment. Provides options for lorge voriety of medicol equipment.
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INTERNAL ARMAMENT

tn'

Door gunner posl I2 t rnn n'crr n.r alur) nsto ed in5d

i 'c. r:i,::, 00 ,r'c!r.r 'o.r rd:i irnd 'C[ 0 :]crec r:L,nor.

r.

Pintle mounied mochine gun

c2nn no.hrogr|., tol dor

pin le munl inside the cobin. Prorides up lo 600 rounds.

EXTERNAL ARMAMENT

EXTERNAL

SU

PPORT

Cf c o.l1\,o S.CfioI exiarnc surlpoa rlSla calol coch he ccPler 5ide Pr.vl.tes 5ionoord NATO ''1 ' bon'b rocl cot vorlcLls v "yir.g Lrp tc 600 [g ci r:rlerno s]oTe:

Avoiloble exlernol ormoment rocket pods

2.7
200 +

loo

2./5' x l2 rubes

5"

x. 7 lttbes

kg

230 kg

230 kg

Modulor pod
mm x 4 rockels ond gun r,,,ith 250 ro;nCs

/0

I 2.

rrm mochlne

Mg pods

12./ rrm mochine gun rvilh 250 rouncls ir.;ln /.62 mm mc..inc qun \riih 500 roLlnds
eocn.

ANTITANK MISSILE SYSTEM

The,Al09Kt unique low vibrotion ond high stobility chorocieristics moximize torget detection ond trocking copobilities io reoch the best effeciiveness of on oirborne ontitonk svsiem.

HEt'rOW is o helicopr o.rti-tonl weupu , 5/5'ern whicl_ enobles lre crew lo ocouire, -rock ond
deteot sioiionory or moving ormored torgels during dqy ond night. It lounches ond guides ol currently ovoiloble lypes of TOW missiles inciuding TOW I TOW

ond TOW 2 The Al09K con occomodote 4

l0unchers.

Advonced digitol technology increoses occurocy, decreoses foilu rote ond ossures system odoptobility to future development chonges of the missile s chorocleristics. o Designed to ollow ropid conversion of Al09K from utilii/ to onii,ormor mission in less thon 30

or 8

TOW

mrnutes.

Low ife-cycle cost due to increosed reliobility ond improved mointoinobility.

The TOW missile hos o proven record

of reliobility, occurocy ond letholity ond conlinues io demonevolves.

strote its volidity even os the lhreol STAI.]I)AIiD TOW Rorge

TOW

rf.ni200rtl

2 o

Grer ..rr p.rri,o1ion, r't ov.ro friofl-' .rrrl in:s e iJ.r alorii:a iy'rTal

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tii

Rrnr,:
iV]PROV-

.10.J0

rr ,'3200

D TOW
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rro

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SIGH UNIT WI]H

MISSII.E TRCKERS

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HELITOW OPTIONS

Infrored vision sYstem Bosed on thermol vision technology enoble: long 'onge lorget dtectlgn during nighi ond periods ol reduced vlslDrllry' Tow 2 thermol trqcker
t-rtilizes rhermol imogery for discriminoiion ond guidonce on o cluttered botileTield

Loser ronqe finder Fid"i roioing .opobilities ro' tLIlTOw o.ld .onno"t ond roc(els' io..'oJt"i. guns, "fig1616ric Torget Hondof{ .p.riUf" * 1'

oil

System.

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wl

lr | -ra-nl oor el ond . o. lp,i

NVG comporibiliiy

gnerolio, righr . s,c)r gogqrcr

IoL,,no _orpor.o o

Gyro stobilized sioht APX334 or HELlOirype periscope opricol equip e^t to.r to get o o r's:.io, . \ o-potote \i-h o.-r .e. ord-r tD\,i oqr :pp--1r 61j 1,r 9l ".d- irooe ntl/ IUW system.

Forword looking infrored {FLlR) UI 'he Cl oorioi fro-1 loge ,or,e or r LrR -odr. 'o pelo -r .ioL r . rg. rcorr ILr 5.on( onO ltre direclion missions.

AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILIW EQUIPMENT

Rodor woming conrrolled odor vroming 1g^1t..l-t.e]9nt ?"r"*r. recer\r poviding tl]pid ond u4ombiquous emit_ ter iderfilicotion ond beoring compoton.

Armorud plobr

b'/ dispensing MJ fype chofb ond from mroled homing v\opons $r dispensing 4-206 ryPe flos.

Chqffflorr disponser Prwides .self-irotection from rodor directed \.opons

proted crsrr' comportment PTfP 9 qgornst ,trIn", tZ./ mm hih.

Armorcd cr\y !oot! C, gmposife fibergloss-ceromic construction, oeeTnd |o plotect pilot qnd copilot ogoinsi l2.Z

qesrgned Tor opdicqlion on cobin flooc dooa ond

pmposiC fr:berglos-cercmic construction plotes.

l(1.,br T.,n.lr.l"n td seoling moin tonls, copobre ot withstonding l2.Z mm hits fired or i00 m, with negligible fuel copocity decreose.

Self seoling fuel tronla

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