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The AgustaWestland AW169 is a twin-engine, 10-seat helicopter developed and manufactured by AgustaWestland.〔 ==Development== On 19 July 2010, AgustaWestland formally announced that the AW169 was under development at the Farnborough International Air Show. In 2012, the European Union approved a 19-year €272 million zero‑interest loan from the Italian government to AgustaWestland to finance the development of the AW169; industrial research is 40% of the total, and experimental development is 60%, while the aid element is €94 million.〔(State aid: Commission authorises France and Italy to grant aid to Eurocopter and Agusta Westland for the development of a new generation of civil helicopters ) ''EU'', 7 March 2012. Accessed: 20 March 2012.〕 On 10 May 2012, the first prototype of the type conducted its first flight.〔〔 The testing program will involve a total of four prototypes, with the second and third AW169s planned to join the effort later in 2012, and the fourth in 2013. AgustaWestland had initially anticipated that the AW169 would receive flight certification in 2014,〔 and had planned for production AW169 aircraft to enter service by 2015.〔 On 15 July 2015, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued its certification for the AW169.〔Huber, Mark. ("AgustaWestland AW169 Gets Nod from EASA." ) ''AIN Online'', 16 July 2015.〕 Production AW169s shall be initially produced on the assembly line at Vergiate, Italy.〔 In 2015, it was announced that the AW169 is to be manufactured at AgustaWestland's facility in Philadelphia, USA. In April 2013, AgustaWestland unveiled the AW169 AAS as their contender in the U.S. Army's Armed Aerial Scout program. It was the biggest entry with a 10,000 lb gross weight, nearly twice the weight of the OH-58 Kiowa that was being replaced. AgustaWestland stated that its size provided unprecedented cabin flexibility for extended-range tanks, command-and-control facilities, and perhaps manned-unmanned teaming workstations. The size was a potential issue in some respects, such as the number that can be air transported by a strategic airlifter; AgustaWestland said it had solutions to meet the Army's disassembly and reassembly time limits, and emphasised the type's size and performance values.〔("AgustaWestland is In - But is There an AAS Program?". ) Aviationweek.com, 12 April 2013.〕 The Army ended the AAS program in late 2013.〔(Outgoing General: US Army Must Continue To Fund Research and Development ) - Defensenews.com, 14 January 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AgustaWestland AW169」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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