SW205T Performance Characteristics.

The SW205T is an advanced version of the famous Huey helicopter which is a veteran of 50 years of service and remains in active service with the USMC as the UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Super Cobra. The basic design has been proven over the years.

We take this fine helicopter into a whole new era of accomplishment and capabilities by adding a second engine, beefing up many of the major components, increasing the maximum gross weight, adding lifting capacity while giving it a much longer range. All of this makes the SW205T a much more versatile machine capable of better service to the operator over a greatly extended spectrum of operational requirements. SW205T performance characteristics are compared in Table 2 below

The SW205T clearly outperforms any comparable medium helicopters available today, and does so at an initial cost of less than half of the competing helicopters while providing operators an operating cost that is much less than either recently designed helicopters of legacy Huey’s. This is possible due to advanced design and engineering techniques which incorporate the most recent technical advances into a highly successful marriage with the proven airframe and power plants of the Huey series of helicopters.

Figures provided in the Performance Comparison Chart (Table 2 below) are for the standard SW205T. Subsequent versions will incorporate short “wings” to increase the top speed and offload the rotor system. Supplemental fuel tanks will also be mounted, either internally or external on the wings to greatly increase the range for CSAR/SAR missions or other special long range mission requirements.

Given the additional power available with a second engine, the maximum gross weight will be increased incrementally in subsequent SW205T models as other modifications are accomplished to support the additional power. This translates into greater lifting capacity and an expanded operational envelope for high and hot environments. In the future, compliance with SWFA Technical Bulletins will increase gross weight to 18,000 lbs