AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Business, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Utility | ||
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Twin turboshaft light utility helicopter. Includes Power, Elite, stretched fuselage Grand and miltary LUH variants. Produced under licence in South Africa by Denel Aviation (ended 2009) and also in China as CA109.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Leonardo AW109 | 1971 / 1971 | Baseline variant, formerly A109. | |
| Leonardo AW109 Power | 1995 / 1995 | Upgraded variant (engineering disgnation: A109E), includes special edition AW109 Power Elite (launched 2001), and CAH CA109. | |
| Leonardo AW109 LUH | 2006 / 2006 | Military variant, formerly known as A109M. | |
| Leonardo AW109 GrandNew | 2010 / 2010 | Futher development of AW109S Grand (discontinued), includes AW109 Trekker. |
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| Changhe Aircraft Industry Group Co. (CHAIG) | CAH CA109 variant. | |
| Leonardo Helicopters | News |
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| Components | Lighting (1) Mechanical Components (2) Non-Mechanical Components (1) Sensors, Transducers & Detectors (1) |
| Airframe Systems | Airframe Assemblies (4) Cabin Interiors (1) Crew Seating (1) Environmental Systems (3) Fluid Power (1) Landing Assemblies (2) |
| Avionics | Communications (Airborne) (1) Indicators and Instruments (4) |
| Power Systems | Batteries & Accessories (1) Engine Components (2) Engines (3) Fuel Systems (2) Power Transmission (1) Rotors & Propellers (1) |
| Spectrolab Inc. | Analysis | Searchlights: Optional SX-16 high-intensity searchlight (A109KM/K2) |
| Device Technologies Inc. | Analysis | Plastic Grommets: Spring-Fast wire protection composite grommet edging |
| MECAER Aviation Group | Analysis | News | Aircraft & Helicopter Controllers: Mechanical flight controls |
| PZL Swidnik S.A. | Analysis | News | Fuselage Sections: Fuselage and tail boom |
| Romaero S.A. | Analysis | Empennages: Tail boom assembly |
| TEMA AVIO | Analysis | Aircraft & Helicopter Controllers: Engine control levers |
| MECAER Aviation Group | Analysis | News | Aircraft Interiors: |
| OVS Villella Srl | Analysis | Crashworthy Seats: |
| Donaldson Company, Aerospace & Defense | Analysis | Air Filters: Inlet barrier filter (A109KM/AW109S) |
| Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse | Analysis | Air Conditioning Equipment: Environmental control system |
| TEMA AVIO | Analysis | Air Conditioning Equipment: Cockpit ventilation systems |
| PTI Technologies Inc. | Analysis | Hydraulic Filters: Hydraulic filter modules |
| MA Group (Magnaghi Aeronautica) | Analysis | Aircraft Landing Gear: Main landing gear (A109 Power); Brake System Components: Disc brakes on main wheels (A109KM) |
| MECAER Aviation Group | Analysis | News | Helicopter Landing Gear: Landing gear system |
| Jupiter Avionics Corporation | Analysis | Onboard Intercom Systems: JA95-N70 audio controller (Trekker) |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: Pro Line II (AW109 Power) |
| Garmin International | Analysis | News | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: Initially G1000HTM glass cockpit (Trekker) |
| Genesys Aerosystems Group, Inc. | Analysis | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: Flight-Logic Synthetic Vision EFIS (AW109 GrandNew) |
| Thommen Aircraft Equipment AG | Analysis | News | Air Data Computers: AC32 digital air data computer |
| Saft America Inc. | Analysis | Nickel-Cadmium Batteries: 2778-1 series ni-cd batteries |
| Groupe Lauak | Analysis | Engine Heat Exchangers: Agusta condenser |
| Triumph Integrated Systems - Electronics & Control - West Hartford | Analysis | Full Authority Digital Controls: FADEC |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines: (PW200 Series - Leonardo AW109 - PW206C; Leonardo AW109 GrandNew - PW2017C; Leonardo AW109 Power - PW206C ) |
| Rolls-Royce Corporation | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (M250-C - Leonardo AW109 - M250-C14 ) |
| Safran Helicopter Engines | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (Arrius 2 - Leonardo AW109 LUH - Arrius 2K2; Leonardo AW109 Power - Arrius 2K1 ) |
| Safran Aerosystems | Analysis | Fuel Tanks & Systems: Flexible fuel tanks |
| Secondo Mona SpA | Analysis | Fuel Tanks & Systems: Fuel equipment |
| Collins Aerospace, Power & Controls - Engine Components | Analysis | Rotor Drives: Drive systems |
| MECAER Aviation Group | Analysis | News | Helicopter Rotor Balancing Equipment: Main rotor damper |
