Leonardo AW139 Intermediate Twin-Engine Helicopter Family
The Leonardo AW139 is an Italian intermediate twin-engine helicopter developed initially as the AB139 and later produced under the AgustaWestland and Leonardo names. Its large, rapidly reconfigurable cabin and transport-category design support offshore and passenger transport, corporate travel, emergency medical service, search and rescue, firefighting, disaster response, public safety, and government operations. Production in Italy and the United States has supported a large worldwide fleet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AW139AB139Agusta-Bell AB139AgustaWestland AW139Leonardo Helicopters AW139
- Family Name
- Leonardo AW139
- Full Name
- Leonardo AW139 Intermediate Twin-Engine Helicopter Family
- Roles
- businessutilityair_ambulancesearch_and_rescuefirefightingmilitaryreconnaissance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Leonardo AW139 is an Italian intermediate twin-engine helicopter developed initially as the AB139 and later produced under the AgustaWestland and Leonardo names. Its large, rapidly reconfigurable cabin and transport-category design support offshore and passenger transport, corporate travel, emergency medical service, search and rescue, firefighting, disaster response, public safety, and government operations. Production in Italy and the United States has supported a large worldwide fleet.
- First Flight Year
- 2,001
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67C turboshaft engines.
- Name
- AW139 PT6C-67C installation
- Notes
- Pratt & Whitney identifies PT6C-67C as the engine installed on the Leonardo AW139; this exact configuration is scoped to the AW139 family.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:00:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 03:29:26 UTC