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AW09 General Presentation
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AW09 & design features
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Key missions
Versatile multirole platform
Utility
External load carrying
Fire-fighting
Crop spraying
Line inspection
News gathering
Training
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Passenger transport
Shuttle
Sightseeing
Corporate
Executive
Emergency Medical Services
Air ambulance
Hospital to hospital
Organ transport
Evacuation
Search and Rescue
Law enforcement
Observation
Surveillance
Patrolling
Broadcasting
General design features
State of the art design
Modern 1020 hp
Dual FADEC
turboshaft engine
with outstanding
hot and high
performance
Shrouded
low noise
and high
safety
tail rotor
High
tail-boom
clearance
Superior
cargo-hold
with rear
access
Latest
generation
IFR-ready and
NVG compatible
Garmin G3000H
glass cockpit
with touchscreen
control
Advanced rotor system
with 5 blades in
full composites
for low vibration
and low noise
Up to 1+8
Passengers
on individual
crashworthy
seats
6.45 m3 modular cabin
with equivalent size
compared to a
twin-engine helicopter
Crashworthy
composite
airframe
Dual hydraulic
and
Dual electrical
systems
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General capabilities
AW09
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External Load Range Capacity Speed 1,500 kg 800 km Up to 8 passengers with 240 km/h
3,300 lbs 423 nm one pilot and up to 10 140 kts suitcases
Unique volume and cabin accessibility
The cabin of a light twin at the cost of a single
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Outstanding cabin volume (6.45 m3), the largest in its class and
comparable to a light twin helicopters
Easy reconfigurable flat floor and high cabin ceiling
Layout modularity up to 8 passengers with large leg room
Single volume cabin, easily sharable between passengers and cargo
Comfortable rear access through clamshell doors and high tail boom
Equipment, stretcher or cargo easy loading
Passenger sliding doors and pilot hinge doors on both sides
Unobstructed side accessibility, without structural elements
between cockpit and cabin area
Unparalleled visibility Pilots and passengers enhanced view
Cockpit The composite airframe design provides transparent surfaces not only with the front windshield
and chin window, but also with upper window and the High visibility cockpit doors1
Cabin Cabin brightness and external visibility thanks to the door and rear window
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1 Optional
Cabin layouts
Overview
Full cabin modularity
Flat floor design with easy access
Individual crashworthy seats
Quick reconfiguration and scalability with
no compromise on passenger protection
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Cabin layouts
Baseline1 seating – 6 seats
1 Requires optional equipment
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Cabin layouts
Traveler1 seating – 7 seats
1 Requires optional equipment
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Cabin layouts
Air Van1 seating – 9 seats
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Cabin layouts
Cargo1 seating – 2 seats
1 Requires optional equipment
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Cabin layouts
EMS1 seating – 4 seats
1/2 pilots
2/3 medical assistants
1 stretcher
1 Requires optional equipment
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Cabin layouts
Law Enforcement1 seating – 8 seats
1/2 pilots
2/6 operators
Layo
ut
in-s
tud
y
1 Requires optional equipment
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Cabin layouts
Alternative layouts from Baseline1 seating – 4 seats
1 Requires optional equipment
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Cockpit – Garmin
G3000
Full glass cockpit
Full night vision goggle (NVG)
compatible cockpit and cabin.
High-resolution glass displays with
split-screen capability, HSI mapping
and voice-controlled radio selection
bring new levels of efficiency to
helicopter flight deck management.
Garmin HSVT™ 3-D synthetic vision
with WireAware™ technology helps pilots
see clearly in nighttime VFR conditions or
degraded visibility environments (DVE).
Multiple video inputs for tail-cam,
FLIR or other optional camera displays
on multifunction display (MFD).
Primary Flight
Display (PFD)
Multi Functional
Display (MFD)
Electronic Stand-by
Instrument
(ESIS)
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Backup Controller for flight planning functions and COM/NAV tuning capabilities
Touchscreen Controller
CNS Bar Displays/controls COM, NAV, XPDR, and ICS functions
Screen Title Displays the title of the current screen
Screen
Button Bar
Label Bar
Joystick
Displays set of context sensitive controls and data
Displays system level buttons
Displays labels to show status and current functions of joystick and knobs
Map panning, map range and more as indicated on screen
Middle Knob COM volume/squelch and more as indicated on screen
Large Right
Small Right
Knob provides functions as labeled on the screen
COM freq./switching/hold, data entry and more as indicated on screen
Cockpit – Garmin G3000H
Infrared touchscreen interface
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Weights
Maximum Take Off Weight
(MTOW – Internal) 2850 kg
6283 lb
Maximum Take Off Weight
(MTOW – External)
3000 kg
6614 lb
Baseline Empty Weight
(BEW)
1470 kg
3241 lb
Maximum useful load
(Internal)
1380 kg
3042 lb
Maximum useful load
(External)
1530 kg
3373 lb
Sling load capacity 1500 kg
3307 lb
Fuel tank capacity 750 l / 198 US gal / 600 kg1 / 1323 lb1
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General specifications and performance
Weights
1 Fuel density 0.8 kg/l
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AW09 Competitive overview
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The AW09
Key competitive advantages
range speed silence versatility cost
efficiency
endurance safety
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AW09 competitors
Long light single - Overview
H125
H130
407GXi AW119Kx
Initial design
1974
Initial design
1964
Initial design
1967
Ageing competitor types with aircraft designed in late 1960s and early 1970s
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General Features
Long light single
Maximum capacity 8+1 6+1 7+1 7+1 6+1
“One volume” cargo/cabin
Cabin/Cargo volume 6.44 m3 4.00 m3 5.00 m3 5.91 m3 4.05 m3
Main Rotor Blades 5 x carbon
Composite
3 x mixed
composite
3 x mixed
composite
4 x mixed
composite
4 x mixed
composite
Main Rotor Head Bearingless,
modern design Starflex Starflex Fully articulated Fully articulated
Tail Rotor Blades 10 x carbon
composite
2 x mixed
composite
10 x mixed
composite
2 x mixed
composite
4 x mixed
composite
Tail Rotor System Shrouded Conventional Fenestron Conventional Conventional
Engine model Honeywell
HTS 900
Safran
Arriel 2D
Safran
Arriel 2D
P&W
PT6B-37A
Rolls Royce
250 C47E /4
Engine control Dual FADEC Dual FADEC Dual FADEC Dual FADEC Dual FADEC
Take Off Power 1021 shp 847 shp 952 shp 1002 shp 862 shp
Maximum Continuous
Power 907 shp 728 shp 856 shp 872 shp 761 shp
AW09 H125 H130 AW119Kx 407GXi
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Dimensions
Long light single
Overall length (rotors turning)
12.80 m 12.94 m 12.64 m 12.92 m 12.61 m
Rotor diameter 10.94 m 10.69 m 10.69 m 10.83 m 10.95 m
Max width (excluding main rotor)
3.01 m 2.53 m 2.73 m 2.82 m 2.22 m
Max height 3.58 m 3.24 m 3.61 m 3.60 m 3.10/3.30 m
(high skid)
Main rotor clearance ~3.30 m ~3.30 m ~3.00 m 2.83 m 2.36/2.58 m
(high skid)
Tail rotor clearance 1.39 m 0.92 m
(0.75 m tailskid)
0.59 m (tailskid)
1.15 m (~0.80 m tailskid)
0.96/1.16 m (high skid)
Ground clearance 0.57 m 0.59 m 0.56 m 0.63 m 0.41/0.61 m
(high skid)
Maximum capacity 8+1 6+1 7+1 7+1 6+1
“One volume” cargo/cabin
Internal volume (excluding one pilot)
6.44 m3 3.00 m3 3.70 m3 4.20 m3
(cabin + half cockpit) 3.00 m3
Internal surface (excluding one pilot)
3.69 m2 2.60 m2 3.00 m2 ~3.00 m2
(cabin + half cockpit) ~2.25 m2
AW09 H125 H130 AW119Kx 407GXi
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Weights and overall performance
Long light single
MTOW Internal 2850 kg 2250 kg 2500 kg 2850 kg 2268 kg
Increased MTOW Internal N/A 2370 kg N/A N/A 2381 kg
Maximum useful load 1350 kg 1095 kg 1055 kg 1340 kg 1156 kg
MTOW External 3000 kg 2800 kg 3050 kg 3150 kg 2722 kg
Sling load capacity 1500 kg 1400 kg 1500 kg 1400 kg 1406 kg
Fast cruise speed ISA, SL, MTOW
140 kts 137 kts 128 kts 127 kts 120 kts
Max range ISA, SL, MTOW, Cruise speed
432 nm 346 nm 327 nm 448 nm 332 nm
Max endurance ISA, SL, MTOW, Economic speed
4.35 h 4.3 h 4.0 h 4.8 h 3.9 h
Max HIGE altitude ISA, MTOW
13700 ft 11600 ft 11250 ft 11000 ft 5420 ft
(13550 ft @ 2268 kg)
Max HOGE altitude ISA, MTOW
9800 ft 9450 ft 9700 ft 7300 ft 5420 ft
(11940 ft @ 2268 kg)
External noise Level Flyover, MTOW
~80.0 SEL dB 84.4 SEL dB 81.1 SEL dB 88.2 EPNL dB 86.8 SEL dB
AW09 H125 H130 AW119Kx 407GXi
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Altitude performance
Long light single
AW09 H125 AW119Kx 407GXi
Maximum altitude with ~900 kg (2000 lb) useful load (Internal)
HIGE ceiling – ISA 18’800 ft 14’500 ft -30% 12’300 ft -53% 15’500 ft -21%
HIGE ceiling – ISA+20 16’000 ft 12’000 ft -33% 9’500 ft -68% 12’000 ft -33%
HOGE ceiling – ISA 14’900 ft 12’500 ft -19% 9’300 ft -60% 14’000 ft -6%
HOGE ceiling – ISA+20 11’800 ft 10’000 ft -18% 6’400 ft -84% 10’250 ft -15%
Maximum useful load (External)
HOGE – ISA+20 - 3000 ft 1’580 kg 1’399 kg -13% 1’247 kg -27% 1’247 kg -12%
HOGE – ISA+20 - 5000 ft 1’481 kg 1’249 kg -19% 1’034 kg -43% 1’034 kg -16%
HOGE – ISA+20 - 8000 ft 1’256 kg 1’049 kg -20% 721 kg -74% 721 kg -17%
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Design Standards - Crashworthiness
Long light single
Original Type Certificate 2019 1974 1974 1967 1964
Seats and structure
crashworthiness (27.561)
Lat. Amdt. 32
1996
Initial
1965
Lat. Amdt. 32
1996
Initial
1965
Lat. Amdt. 32
1996
Safety belts and litter
crashworthiness (27.785)
Lat. Amdt. 35
1998
Initial
1965
Amdt. 25
1989
Initial
1965
Amdt. 21
1984
Fuel system drop test
(27.952)
Lat. Amdt. 30
1994 N/A
Lat. Amdt. 30
1994 N/A
Lat. Amdt. 30
1994
Emergency landing
(27.562)
Lat. Amdt. 25
1989 N/A
Lat. Amdt. 25
1989 N/A
Lat. Amdt. 25
1989
Engine protection and
restart (27.903)
Lat. Amdt. 44
2008
Initial
1965
Amdt. 23
1988
Amdt. 23
1988
Lat. Amdt. 44
2008
Transmission dry run
(27.927)
Lat. Amdt. 32
1988
Amdt. 2
1968
Lat. Amdt. 32
1988
Lat. Amdt. 32
1988
Lat. Amdt. 32
1988
Lightning and electrical
protection (27.610)
Lat. Amdt. 46
2022 N/A
Amdt. 21
1984
Amdt. 37
1999
Amdt. 37
1999
Composite Airframe
Dual hydraulic system
Dual electric system
AW09 H125 H130 AW119Kx 407GXi
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Company profile
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Company strategy
Vision – Strategy – Mission
Be one of the world’s three leading civil
helicopter OEMs Our Vision
Provide the best in class, versatile, safe
and cost-effective mission aircraft for the
total customer satisfaction
Our Mission
Achieve a sustainable market position built
on breakthrough innovations Our Strategy
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Facilities and capability build-up Rapid and massive infrastructure and facilities set-up in line
with assembly-lines scenario Localization
Internal state-of-the-art
skills from design to
production, international
sales to product support
Production facilities will be
concentrated in Mollis
(Switzerland)
Assembly facilities in
Switzerland, in US and in
Asia in the short term
US company (“Kopter
USA” LLC) is currently in
the registration process
(Delaware)
310 + employees out of
which 220 highly skilled
engineers; gear-up to 450
FTE before 2022
Average age today: 37
years
21 nationalities
Company quick facts
Wetzikon
HQ
Engineering
Sales and marketing
Ennetmoos
Dynamic components
test facility
Näfels
Manufacturing, pre-
assembly and supply
chain
Mollis
Assembly plant and
flight test ops
Munich
Office of
airworthiness and
engineering support
1
2
3
4
Munich
Wetzikon 4
1 Mollis,Ennetmoos 3 2 Näfels
US • Assembly Plant
• Customizing
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Asia • Assembly Plant
• Customizing
Europe - Mollis plant expansion
Ensuring high quality manufacturing, test and assembly Current facility • inaugurating in February 2018
• 4,200 m2 for assembly, training & production
Expansion plan • new building – award of design and planning in
February 2019
• >20,000 m2 for manufacturing and pre-assembly,
including production of dynamic components such as
rotor blades, gearboxes and rotor heads, testing rigs
and warehouses
• final expected yearly production rate of 50 helicopters
Timeline • design phase to be completed in summer 2019
• construction to start in autumn 2019
• move in completed in 2021
Future training facility
Today existing facility
Future manufacturing and pre-
assembly building
Future flight line
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USA - Lafayette plant
Expanding the footprint in North America
The brand new Kopter facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been announced at Heli-Expo, Atlanta,
GA on March 5th 2019.
The Government of Louisiana and Kopter established a synergic collaboration that allows the
sustainment of the local economy on one side and the presence in one of the most important global
markets, and strategically close to large helicopter operators.
The same synergic approach with local authorities is the business model to expand Kopter global
presence.
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AW09 Program development update
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Prototype aircrafts
Overview
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Prototype aircrafts
P1 P2 P3 PS4/PS5
P1 – Prototype aircraft – First flight October 2nd 2014
Proof of concept
P2 – Prototype aircraft – First flight February 26th 2016
Opening low speed envelope, exploring low speed handling qualities, preliminary load survey
Total >70 FH, 250 H RTT, > 2500 H Test bench time now to be converted into Tied-Down Helicopter
for compliance demonstration for TC
P3 – Prototype aircraft – First flight November 22nd 2018 Opening of the full SH09 flight envelope, performance and handling qualities,
Engine FADEC SW development
PS4/PS5 - Pre-series aircrafts Incorporation of the serial helicopter configuration
Fully instrumented for Cold trials in Alaska (winter 2019/2020) and Hot and High trials in Colorado (Summer 2020)
Aircraft also dedicated to VFR night and optional equipment testing (search light, bear paws etc)
S6 – First series aircraft Functional and reliability flights
EMC/EMI final test
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P3 – Prototype aircraft
Flight testing – General plan
Mollis (Switzerland)
• Ground runs clamped and unclamped
• First flight
• Shakedown incl. initial envelope expansion
Transfer of aircraft
Pozallo (Sicily - Italy)
• Flight tests• Flight envelope expansion
• Full mass and CG envelope determination
• Assessment of flight control system
24.08.2018
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05.03.2019
P3
HB-ZXC
P3 – Prototype aircraft
Pozzallo (Sicily - Italy)
• Good weather conditions during the entire year
(also in autumn and winter)
• Salty, foggy, windy, humidity environment to already
verify during flight test campaign for TC the design
against corrosion and harshest operational situations
• Low air traffic guarantees usage of Pozzallo airport for
extensive flight testing.
Expected loss of flight test days due to weather: < 5%
Flight testing – Pozzallo
Pozzallo
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P3
HB-ZXC
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Kopter Group AG
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Switzerland
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Switzerland
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