AgustaWestland brings helicopter trio to F’boro
Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland is here at the Farnborough airshow with three new aircraft: the civil GrandNew and the military AW159 Lynx Wildcat a

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland is here at the Farnborough airshow with three new aircraft: the civil GrandNew and the military AW159 Lynx Wildcat and AW149. All made their first flights during the last 12 months, although flight testing for the development of the Grand derivative is believed to have started two years ago. Also on display are the AW139 medium twin, the AW109LUH military light twin, the Swidnik SW-4 light single, the AW101 medium three-engine rotorcraft and the Apache AH Mk.1.

The GrandNew is the first light twin to enter service with a synthetic-vision system in the cockpit, AgustaWestland claims. It also features a four-axis autopilot and a new avionics suite. It has received European certification and AgustaWestland said it expects U.S. approval “soon.” The company also said it has received more than 50 orders for the GrandNew.

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