(Luft) Leonardo AW149

[Quintus Fabius]

Ein Helikopter der mich zur Zeit viel beschäftigt, und dem ich deshalb und darob seiner Exzellenz einen eigenen Strang widmen will. Und er ist nicht von Airbus.

Vom Hersteller:

https://helicopters.leonardo.com/en/products/aw149

Military helicopters must be equipped to perform the most demanding battlefield missions in the harshest environments

- lower life-cycle costs and day/night all-weather capability

- troop transport and re-supply/external load lift; medical and casualty evacuation; Search and Rescue (SAR) and Personnel Recovery; special forces operations; close air support/armed escort; Command and Control (C2); and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)

- advanced open architecture mission system enables the quick and effective integration of mission-specific and customer-specific equipment, avionics, weapons and defence systems

- unparalleled crew safety. Contributing to its superior battle survivability are high levels of ballistic tolerance of the blades, airframe and components, crashworthy fuselage and seats, energy-absorbing landing gear and structure. The main gearbox has a 50-minute dry run capability

- fully integrated defensive aids suite along with additional armour protection

- spacious, unobstructed cabin and large sliding doors on both sides enable the rapid transport of heavily laden troops and mission equipment in support of high-tempo operations. The large sliding doors support fast roping and hoist operations, enabling troop insertion and extraction on the hover while allowing simultaneous cover fire from window-mounted machine guns