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NH Industries,
the prime contractor for the NH90 programme, is
a joint venture company owned by AgustaWestland
(32%) of Italy, Eurocopter (62.5%) and Fokker
(5%) of the Netherlands. Eurocopter is a
subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautics Defense
and Space) company formed by Daimler Chrysler
Aerospace of Germany, Aérospatiale MATRA of
France and CASA of Spain.
The NH90 is a
twin engine, medium size helicopter. It fulfils
on the stringent requirements jointly expressed
by the Armed Forces of France, Italy, Germany,
and The Netherlands. There are two versions of
the NH90, the naval version NH90-NFH NATO
Frigate Helicopter, the army version the
NH90-TTH Tactical Transport Helicopter.
The primary
missions of the NH90-NFH helicopter are in the
autonomous anti submarine warfare (ASW) and
anti-surface ship warfare (AsuW) role. In the
anti-submarine warfare role, the helicopter is
capable of carrying out detection,
classification, identification tracking and
attack of submarines.
The TTH
version is primarily conceived for tactical
transport of personnel (20 troops) and material
(more than 2500 kg of cargo), heliborne
operations and SAR. Additional applications
include medevac (12 stretchers), special
operations, electronic warfare, airborne command
post, parachuting, VIP transport, flight
training.
The Design &
Development Contract was signed on September 1,
1992. This was followed by the first flight of
the first prototype three years later on
December 18,1995. |
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Developing Nations: |
Italy, France,
Germany, Portugal Netherlands. |
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Manufacturer/Designer: |
Agusta,
Eurocopter, Eurocopter Germany and Fokker. |
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Task: |
- NH90-NFH NATO
Frigate Helicopter.
- NH90-TTH
Tactical Transport Helicopter. |
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First Flights: |
- PT1, F-ZWTH,
December 18,1995.
- PT2, F-ZWTI,
March 17, 1997.
- PT3, F-ZWTJ,
November 27, 1998.
- PT4, 90+98, May
31, 1999.
- PT5, MMX-613,
December 22, 1999.
- 98+91, NH90-TTH
May 4, 2004.
- Italian Army
NH90-TTH September 15,2004.
- Finnish
NH90-TTT/SAR September 15, 2004 |
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First Delivery: |
June 2005. |
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Crew: |
2. |
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Troops: |
20. |
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Stretchers: |
12. |
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Tacco/Sensor
operator: |
1 / 2. |
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Cargo volume: |
- Standard Cabin
15,2 m³.
- High Cabin 17,5
m³. |
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Maine rotor
blades: |
4. |
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Maine rotor
diameter: |
16,30 m. |
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Maine rotor disc
area: |
208,7 m². |
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Tail rotor
blades: |
4. |
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Tail rotor
diameter: |
3,2 m. |
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Length overall, rotors
turning: |
19,56 m. |
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Length fuselage: |
15,88 m. |
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Height overall: |
4,16 m. |
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Height to top of rotor head: |
5,23 m. |
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Engine (s): |
Two Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca
RTM 322-01/9 or two General Electric T700-T6E1
engines. |
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Weight: |
- Empty: NH90-TTH
5.400 Kg.
NH90-NFH 6.430 Kg.
- Internal
fuel: 2.036 Kg.
- External
fuel: 496 Kg. |
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Payload: |
- Max.
payload: 2.500 Kg
- Internal: 2.500
Kg.
- External: 4.000
Kg.
- Cargo
hook: 4.000 Kg.
- Rescue
hoist: 200 Kg.
- External store:
400 Kg. |
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Max. Take off weight: |
10.000 Kg. |
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Cruise Speed: |
298 km/h. |
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Service ceiling: |
6.000 m. |
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Hovering ceiling: |
- in ground
effect 3.500 m.
- out of ground
effect 2.900 m. |
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Max. Range: |
1.150 km. |
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Performance: |
Max. endurance
4,5 hours. |
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Rate of climb: |
660 m per minute. |
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Radar: |
- NH90-TTH
Honeywell Primus 701A weather surveillance
radar.
- NH90- NFH
Thales Ocean Master 360 degree surveillance
radar.
- Swedish
NH90-NFH will have Telephonics AN/APS-143B(V)3
Ocean eye surveillance radar. |
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Weapons: |
- anti-submarine
torpedoes.
- air-to-surface
missiles.
- air-to-air
missiles. |
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NHIndustries NH90
order book: |
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Italy. |
- 70
NH90-TTH
- 46
NH90-NFH
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Germany. |
- 122
NH90-TTH
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Sweden. |
- 14
NH90-TTT/SAR
- 4
NH90-ASW
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France. |
- 27 NH90-NFH
- 12
NH90-TTH |
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Netherlands. |
- 20
NH90-NFH
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Finland. |
- 20 NH90-TTT/SAR |
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Oman. |
- 20 NH90-TTH |
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Greece. |
- 20
NH90-TTH
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Norway. |
- 14
NH90-NFH
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Australia.*
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- 46 NH90-MRH (TTH) |
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Spain. |
- 45
NH90-TTH
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Belgium. |
- 4
NH90-TTH
- 4
NH90-NFH
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Portugal. |
- 10 NH90-TTH |
*Australia
has selected the NH90-TTH
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