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The AgustaWestland AW189 is a twin-engined, medium-lift helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. It is derived from the AW149, and shares similarities with the AW139 and AW169. ==Development== On 20 June 2011, development of the AW189 was formally announced by AgustaWestland at the Paris International Air Show; at the time, the company planned to have it certified by 2013 and in service in 2014.〔 It is a civil-orientated version of the military AW149, which in turn is an enlarged development of the AW139. AgustaWestland aims to sell the AW189 for offshore helicopter support, search and rescue and passenger transport roles.〔〔 (mirror )〕 The first AW189 took its maiden flight on 21 December 2011 from company’s facility in Cascina Costa, Italy,〔("AgustaWestland’s New Generation AW189 Helicopter Completes Its Maiden Flight" ). AgustaWestland, 22 December 2011.〕〔Sarsfield, Kate. ("AgustaWestland's AW189 takes to the skies" ). ''Flight International'', 22 December 2011.〕 and the first production model flew in October 2013.〔"(First production AW189 performs its maiden flight )" ''AirFramer'' 10 October 2013. Retrieved: 11 October 2013.〕 The AW189 was certified by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in February 2014,〔"(EASA Type-certificate data sheet No. EASA.R.510 for AW189 )" ''European Aviation Safety Agency'', 23 January 2015. Retrieved: 12 March 2015.〕 and by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2015. On 7 January 2015, AgustaWestland announced that it had concluded a deal to supply 160 AW189s to the Russian oil company Rosneft by 2025. The helicopters will be provided mainly through HeliVert, a joint venture between Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of the corporation Rostec). HeliVert will be responsible for final assembly at its Tomilino plant near Moscow.〔("AgustaWestland to Supply AW189 Civil Helicopters to Rosneft " ). AugustaWestland, 7 January 2015.〕 In July 2013, AgustaWestland reported over 80 orders and options placed for the helicopter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=25 August 2013 )〕 On 19 January 2015, U.S. helicopter operator AAR Airlift and partner British International Helicopters (BIH) were granted a £180 million ($275 million) 10 year contract, beginning in April 2016, to support U.K. defense ministry operations in the Falkland Islands. Two AW189s will conduct search-and-rescue (SAR) duties on behalf of British Forces garrisoned out of Mount Pleasant Airfield on the South Atlantic islands, replacing RAF Sea Kings that will be retired at the end of March 2016.〔("AAR Airlift Wins Falklands Helicopter Deal." ) ''Aviation Week'', 19 January 2015.〕 In Autumn 2015, AgustaWestland is conducting icing trials in Alaska to provide flight within full icing conditions certification for Bristow's UK SAR contract.〔("Full Ice Gear Coming Soon on AW189." ) ''AIN Online'', 17 October 2015.〕 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 AW189」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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