AIRFRAME
Aluminium alloy/composite material and bonded panel fuselage
Semi-monocoque aluminium alloy tail boom
Three-wheeled retractable landing gear
Two hinged jettisonable crew doors (LH and RH)
Two sliding passenger doors (LH and RH), 1.40 m opening, with jettisonable windows
Acrylic transparent windshield and side windows
Acrylic transparent overhead windows
Quick removable tail rotor drive shaft cover
Separate baggage compartment with hinged door
Removable fairing and cowlings, for complete accessibility to the controls and drive components
Swivelling front wheel with tow bar attachment
Quick opening hinged inspection doors, to allow visual check of engine oil levels and maintenance inspection points
Grounding points
Jacking and hoisting points
ROTORS & CONTROLS
-Titanium main rotor hub, corrosion protected, fully articulated with four composite grips, four elastomeric bearings, four individually interchangeable composite material blades, swept tips, and dampers
-Steel tail rotor hub, corrosion protected, semi-rigid delta hinged type, with two composite blades, individually interchangeable
-Cyclic and collective controls powered by two hydraulic systems
-Hydraulically powered anti-torque system
-Adjustable friction devices on cyclic and collective system
-Force trim and artificial feel system
-Adjustable directional control pedals
-Flapping and droop restraint mechanism
POWER PLANT & FUEL SYSTEM
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C turbo-shaft engines
Two independent electronic control systems (FADEC) with normal emergency and training operation modes and auto-start
Engine mounted fuel pump and filter assembly
Engine mounted oil pump and filter assembly
Engine mounted fuel control and governor
Lubrication and cooling system
Engine oil chip detectors (2)
Engine control panel
Two independent fuel systems with cross-feeding valve and control panel
3-cell crash-resistant fuel system (575 – 152 USgal)
Two Submerged fuel boost pump
Airframe mounted easy access fuel filter
RH refuelling point
Ground fuel drains
TRANSMISSION DRIVE SYSTEM & HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
960 shp for takeoff and 900 shp continuous operation main transmission
Three-stage transmission
Free wheeling units (2)
Dual independent, redundant hydraulic systems
Transmission mounted hydraulic pumps (2) with separate reservoir
Ripple dampers (2)
Internal dry sump transmission lubrication with pressure and scavenge pump and oil filter
Transmission oil chip detectors (2)
Single stage, bevel gear T/R 90° gear box including oil level sight glass and chip detector
Transmission cooling and lubrication system
Transmission shafts
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
24 V DC 33 Ah nickel-cadmium battery with temperature probe
200 A self-cooled starter generators (2)
Voltage regulators (2)
Battery relay
Interconnecting bus relays (2)
External power relay
Distribution buses (1 battery, 2 essential, 2 emergency, 2 main, 2 auxiliary)
External power receptacle
Position lights (NVG friendly – green, red, white)
Taxing lights (1 RH + 1 LH) and landing lights (1 RH + 1 LH) on landing gear sponsors
Anti collision lights (2) (NVG friendly)
Cockpit utility lights (2)
Instrument lights with dimming switch
Radio master switch with ground function
ENGINES
Pratt & Whitney PW207C Turboshaft
Engine 1
S/N: PCE-BH1137
TSN: 10
Landings: 9
Engine 2
S/N: PCE-BH1139
TSN: 10
Landings: 9