1 GENERAL................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................................................7
1.2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ...............................................................................................7
1.2.1 MAIN ROTOR ......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.2 REAR ROTOR ........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2.3 MAIN TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.4 ENGINE .................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.2.5 FUEL ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.6 ENGINE COOLING AND LUBRICATION ............................................................................................... 8
VIEWS AND DIMENSIONS .......................................................................................................10
2 LIMITS IN USE ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 LIMITS IN WEIGHT.....................................................................................................................11
2.2 BALANCE LIMITS .......................................................................................................................11
2.3 SPEED LIMITS............................................................................................................................12
2.4 LOAD FACTOR LIMITS ..............................................................................................................12
2.5 AUTHORISED OPERATION.......................................................................................................13
2.6 LIMITS ENGINE AND ROTOR RPM...........................................................................................14
2.7 TRANSMISSION LIMITS.............................................................................................................15
2.8 NOISE LEVEL .............................................................................................................................15
2.9 PLACARDS .................................................................................................................................16
3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES............................................................................................... 17
3.1 ENGINE FAILURE– GENERAL ..................................................................................................17
3.2 ENGINE FAILURE ABOVE 500FT..............................................................................................17
3.3 ENGINE FAILURE AT LOW ALTITUDE AND LOW SPEED ......................................................17
3.4 GOVERNOR FAILURE ...............................................................................................................18
3.5 FORCED DITCHING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER ....................................................................18
3.6 FORCED LANDING UNDER POWER ........................................................................................18
3.7 REAR TRANSMISSION OR REAR ROTOR FAILURE IN TRANSITION....................................18
3.8 REAR TRANSMISSION OR REAR ROTOR FAILURE IN HOVERING FLIGHT ........................19
3.9 ENGINE FIRE ON START-UP ....................................................................................................19
3.10 ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT .........................................................................................................19
3.11 ALARM AND WARNING LIGHTS .............................................................................................19
4 NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT AND CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES .................................................21
4.1 PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION ........................................................................................................21
4.1.1 TARMAC AND ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................... 21
4.1.2 AIRFRAME............................................................................................................................................ 21
4.1.3 CABIN INTERIOR .................................................................................................................................22
4.2 STARTUP....................................................................................................................................22
4.3 TAKE OFF...................................................................................................................................23
4.4 CRUISE.......................................................................................................................................23
4.5 APPROACH AND LANDING.......................................................................................................23
4.6 AUTOROTATION........................................................................................................................24
4.7 ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE........................................................................................24
4.8 CHECKOUT ................................................................................................................................25
5 PERFORMANCE ....................................................................................................................26
5.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................................26
5.2 ALTITUDE DENSITY DIAGRAMME ...........................................................................................26
5.3 DIAGRAMME : HOVER IN GROUND EFFECT ..........................................................................27
5.4 DIAGRAMME : HOVER OUTSIDE GROUND EFFECT..............................................................28
5.5 DIAGRAMME HEIGHT/ AIRSPEED............................................................................................29
5.6 ENGINE PERFORMANCE DIAGRAMME...................................................................................30