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Medium SAR utility helicopter
AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is a medium SAR utility helicopter. It was built by AgustaWestland.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 18.59 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Medium SAR utility helicopter
AgustaWestland
Active service
Royal Canadian Air Force
15
1990s–present
2000
31 May 2000
AgustaWestland AW101
5 (aircraft commander, first officer, flight engineer, 2 SAR technicians)
15 seated troops; or 20 standing troops; or 2 stretchers with medics
22.81 m (74 ft 10 in)
6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
10,500 kg (23,149 lb)
14,600 kg (32,187 lb)
3 × General Electric T700/T6A1 turboshaft, 1,600 kW (2,100 hp) each
18.59 m (61 ft 0 in)
1,389 km (863 mi, 750 nmi)
3,000 m (10,000 ft)
10.2 m/s (2,010 ft/min)
278.0 m 2 (2,992 sq ft)
280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
53.8 kg/m 2 (11.0 lb/sq ft)
0.459 kW/kg (0.279 shp/lb)
The AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is the air-sea rescue variant of the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly EH101) helicopter for the Canadian Armed Forces . Developed by AgustaWestland in Italy (now merged as part of Leonardo ), the CH-149 is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications.
Length: 22.8 m
Height: 6.5 m
Maximum speed: 277 km/h
Range: 1,000+ km
Rotor span: 18.5 m
Maximum gross weight: 14,600 kg
Length: 22.8 m
Height: 6.5 m
Maximum speed: 277 km/h
Range: 1,000+ km
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CanadaReported count for CH-149 Cormorant. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 13. Origin: United Kingdom / Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.