record per un AW109 GRAND

[Donald Henry Rumsfel]

un record che mette in evidenza le incredibili prestazioni dell'elicottero agusta! da sottolineare questa frase:

The helicopter, an executive version of the 109 Grand built by AgustaWestland, a unit of Italy's Finmeccanica, was state of the art but not specially modified for the trek. naturalmente complimenti ai piloti http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNew...lBrandChannel=0

[Hitman079]

finchè non si posa sull'everest come lo scoiattolo è nulla

[Donald Henry Rumsfel]

finchè non si posa sull'everest come lo scoiattolo è nulla

prova a fare tu il giro del mondo con il scoiattolo! a dimenticavo senza modificarlo come appena uscito di fabbrica

[Maurice]

Riporto parte dell'articolo comparso sul sito dell'AgustaWestland (Clicca qui):

 

 

On Monday 18th August pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik succeeded in flying around the world in a helicopter in only 11 days 7 hours and 2 minutes - setting a new world speed record. The pilots broke the current record by almost 6 days with an average speed of 74 knots over the entire 11 days including stops, with an average speed of 150 knots while in the air. The record of the flight will be submitted to the National Aeronautic Association for ratification. The achievement involved Kasporwicz’s factory-standard AgustaWestland Grand helicopter covering 18 countries, 24 time zones, 49 states, 78 fuel stops and almost 21,000 nautical miles in less than 12 days. Other accomplishments on this historic flight include a new speed record for New York to London, flying that leg of the trip in just over 40 hours and breaking the old record by 35 hours. The aviation duo arrived back at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning bringing to a close their “Grand Adventure” around the world. “We are so glad to be back home. This has been the trip of a lifetime and is a remarkable achievement for all of us. We had some challenging situations, especially in Russia, and the planning and coordination at each control point was key to our success,” said Kasprowicz after landing at LaGuardia Airport. “The support we received from AgustaWestland around the world was unprecedented and their employees went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure every detail was taken care of. We pushed the aircraft to its limit and this trip is a true testament to the Grand’s superior performance.”

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Unlike previous flights to break the world helicopter speed record, Kasprowicz performed this mission in his factory-standard executive configured AgustaWestland Grand helicopter. No mission specific modifications or additional fuel tanks were added to improve the aircraft’s performance.

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For details on this historic record-breaking flight, visit their journey at Grand Adventure 08

[TT-1 Pinto]

Aggancio questa recente informazione a questa discussione .... in quanto è l'unica presente nel Forum in cui si parli del "109 Grand" .... che ha ora una nuova versione .... destinata a coloro i quali non 'amano' le ruote ....

 

 

HELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland unveils new AW109 Trekker ....

 

AgustaWestland on 25 February unveiled a new version of the A109 GrandNew light twin-engined helicopter with its familiar-looking, retractable landing gear replaced with fixed landing skids.

The newly-branded AW109 Trekker will be aimed at a customer set that is uncomfortable buying a helicopter with only wheels for landing gear.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heli-expo-agustawestland-unveils-new-aw109-trekker-396364/

 

AW .... "AW109 Trekker Unveiled At Heli Expo" .... http://www.agustawestland.com/news/aw109-trekker-unveiled-heli-expo