Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland adds SW-4 to its line-up
Last year AgustaWestland (AW) acquired a majority interest in Polish airframer PZL-Swidnik.

Last year AgustaWestland (AW) acquired a majority interest in Polish airframer PZL-Swidnik. The deal included Swidnik’s long-in-development SW-4 light turbine single, which was on display at this year’s Farnborough airshow. While an AW spokesman declined to reveal the helicopter’s price, the SW-4 is widely believed to sell for a base price near $1 million, with prices approaching double that figure for a well equipped model. Helicopters displayed at various trade shows to date have carried sticker prices of between $1.6 million and $2 million.

“AgustaWestland considers this model its new entry-level” helicopter, a company spokesman told AIN. Rather than competing with turbine singles such as the Enstrom 480B and Sikorsky S-434, AW appears to be positioning the SW-4 as a market alternative to the Eurocopter EC120.

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