Differences between AW109SP and AW109SP/DaVinci?
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Differences between AW109SP and AW109SP/DaVinci?
can you please tell me what are the differences between an AW109SP and an AW09SP/DaVinci except the visible landing gear and instrumental panel? Thanks
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The new rotor was a nice idea from a marketing perspective, but its autorotational characteristics are lousy.
Aside from the single-pilot VFR cockpit (with 4-axis DAFCS, EFIS, FMS, 3D synthetic vision, EVS, TAWS, RMS and Euronav DMAP, all NVG-compatible) and the fixed gear, the aircraft also has a composite rear fuselage (which, together with the simplified gear, is said to reduce OEW by 220 lbs) and a 20-second 990 shp max power rating.
Aerodynamic tweaks to the rotor were also mentioned at one stage, but never detailed.
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Aside from the single-pilot VFR cockpit (with 4-axis DAFCS, EFIS, FMS, 3D synthetic vision, EVS, TAWS, RMS and Euronav DMAP, all NVG-compatible) and the fixed gear, the aircraft also has a composite rear fuselage (which, together with the simplified gear, is said to reduce OEW by 220 lbs) and a 20-second 990 shp max power rating.
Aerodynamic tweaks to the rotor were also mentioned at one stage, but never detailed.
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The "Da Vinci" is specific to REGA and is different from all other AW109SPs. As noted above, it has fixed landing gear and a specific cockpit. It also has a different fuel tank layout and there are other differences too. REGA is the only "Da Vinci" customer and they do have one Grand New, just to confuse things!
