First AW169 In New Advanced Light Utility Helicopter Configuration Begins Flight Testing
First AW169 In New Advanced Light Utility Helicopter Configuration Begins Flight Testing
The first AW1 Light Utility Helicopter photographed in flight. (Photo: Oscar Bernardi)
The AW169 LUH helicopter, based on the AW169M light intermediate twin-engine helicopter, features a new skid landing gear which replaces the standard retractable gear.
The first Leonardo AW169 LUH (Light Utility Helicopter) was recently photographed at the beginning of its flight testing. The photo you can see in this article, taken by photographer Oscar Bernardi, shows the first helicopter in the new configuration which has been assigned s/n 72001 and experimental serial CSX 82014.