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On Saturday February 2, 2019,a AgustaWestland 139 helicopter conveying Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and some of his aides crash-landed in Kabba area of Kogi. All occupants of the crashed Helicopter , marked 5N-CML and with serial number: 31389, escaped unhurt .

The owner and operator of the Chopper, Caverton Helicopters, attributed the crash to hazy weather conditions. The company has since released another helicopter to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.



The Helicopter in question has had a low accident rate in general.Below are some other facts about the AgustaWestland 139 Helicopter.

1) The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium-sized twin-engined helicopter developed and produced principally by  AgustaWestland.

2)It is marketed at several different roles including VIP/corporate transport, offshore transport, fire fighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief and maritime patrol.

3) The unit cost of AgustaWestland 139 Helicopter as at 2013 is $12 million ,that is about ₦4.3billion in Naira

4) Over 900+ has been built as of 2018.It has over eight variants that includes the AB139,AW139,AW139 (long nose configuration),AW139M, HH-139A, VH-139A,US139 and the Boeing MH-139.

5) It is operated by over two dozen countries spread across six continents . Qatar-based firm Gulf Helicopters is one of the largest AW139 operators worldwide while Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast are some of the African countries using it. In Nigeria,it is operated by Nigerian Air Force and Caverton Helicopters.



6) Notable accident
On 2 February 2019, an Augusta AW139 Helicopter operated by Caverton Helicopters carrying Nigeria's Vice president Yemi Osinbajo crash-landed in Kabba, Kogi state. According to Wiki, the closeness of the crash to the 2019 presidential election fulled speculations of a possible foul play but Caverton attributed cause of the crash to bad weather.

7) The 1,531 Horsepower Helicopter has a Maximum speed and Cruising speed of 310 km/h (193 mph) and 306 km/h (191 mph) respectively.

8 ) It has a maximum Take Off Weight of 6,400kgs /14,110lbs, an endurance of 5 hours 13 min, a Fuel Tank Capacity of 545 gallon/   2,063 litres and will travel 1,061 km or 659 miles before it needs refuelling.

https://autojosh.com/vice-president-osinbajos-helicopter-crash-8-facts-about-the-agustawestland-139-helicopter/

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@OP, what is your motive gangan?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Indian_helicopter_bribery_scandal

just read it no much talk

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Interesting Aircraft!

If most of the lecturers in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria can be more practical than theory, this country would be filled with manufacturers instead of end users

kennosklint:
Osibanjo better repent else...

One survives a crash and you're saying he better repent. How do we know one whom God is with than that miraculously escape?

Ranchhoddas:
12 million dollars. That's really hard to believe. Why is it that expensive?

My thought exactly

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May the Almighty GOD continue to guard and guide our President MUHAMMADU BUHARI and his vice president Prof Yemi OSIBANJO as they do everything to make our country work again from the wickedness of the evil ones.

God to guard who?
When Buhari is busy killing Christians

The facts are right there for you to check google is your friend. I just purchased mine online anyway.

That helicopter is old. It’s what they use in India to fly local people from city to city.

the wages of sin is dead,but because he escaped this one doesn't means that,he will not go to hell with his lies

SalamRushdie:



the chopper got caught on its own down wash because the decent rate was unstable

You said it all...l

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You got it

TonyeBarcanista:
Laslas your werey go develop to full blown craze and na market go end am.

If you like no change

He’s a patriot

DavidEsq:
At the end of the day, this helicopter u have described above, crashed and almost killed PYO. Anything more?

DavidEsq:
At the end of the day, this helicopter u have described above, crashed and almost killed PYO. Anything more?

yerokunphilips:
Thank God for the life of the VP . This is the most active , intelligent ,hard working ,loyal VP in the history of this country . I see the man becoming the President of the country one day .

Amen. When the righteous are in authority people rejoice.

So why did the chief agent of lie (lai Mohammed) tell Nigerians that PDP used it for 16yrs without servicing it, having seen that it belongs to a private firm.

Alulubobo:
So why did the chief agent of lie (lai Mohammed) tell Nigerians that PDP used it for 16yrs without servicing it, having seen that it belongs to a private firm.

He never said that , it was just a meme from Some mischievous people online,

SmartMugu:
@OP, what exactly is the purpose of this post? For readers to rent one or avoid renting one? Why are u wasting ur time researching a specific model of helicopter when all aircrafts are liable to get in crashes just like vehicles. So, if the VP got in an accident in a Toyota Sienna, you're about to read up everything about Toyota sienna and pour it out here? Abeg, spend your time wisely bro. I don't really blame you, I blame the mod that thinks this garbage is ready for public consumption.how many people here has an helicopter and why would they be interested in a specific model?

abeg help me ask the guy ooo..
I just wasted my time reading what's nt neccesary.

anibabes007:
Did they say that thing worth 4Billion?

Yes, Nigerian Naira.

shadyLP:


Imagine! 4.3Billion naira. ..
This country is really a scam oo

how do u mean.... Caverton is a private organization

Ranchhoddas:
12 million dollars. That's really hard to believe. Why is it that expensive?

Because helicopters are much, much, more complicated than fixed wing aircraft of similar weight. They have many more moving parts and a lot more electronic controls and sensors and as such cannot be mass produced like other light aircraft. The total number produced, just 900 says a lot.

Maintenance for similar reasons is equally much more expensive, and they are notoriously vulnerable to damage from foreign bodies due to the typically low altitude, rough terrain they operate. Their rotor wash churns up everything from sand to grass to pebbles on take off and landing and this impacts heavily on the engines which are built more sturdily than typical fixed wing aircraft engines making them very expensive to build and maintain.

For me personally helicopter technology is seriously lagging and its time is fast ending. I prefer tilt rotor technology or better still VTOL systems. The vulnerability of the exposed rotors and particularly the much maligned tail rotor makes it a very dangerous machine to fly in consistently. And in Nigeria where corner cutting is second nature....

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Because helicopters are much, much, more complicated than fixed wing aircraft of similar weight. They have many more moving parts and a lot more electronic controls and sensors and as such cannot be mass produced like other light aircraft. The total number produced, just 900 says a lot.

Maintenance for similar reasons is equally much more expensive, and they are notoriously vulnerable to damage from foreign bodies due to the typically low altitude, rough terrain they operate. Their rotor wash churns up everything from sand to grass to pebbles on take off and landing and this impacts heavily on the engines which are built more sturdily than typical fixed wing aircraft engines making them very expensive to build and maintain.

For me personally helicopter technology is seriously lagging and its time is fast ending. I prefer tilt rotor technology or better still VTOL systems. The vulnerability of the exposed rotors and particularly the much maligned tail rotor makes it a very dangerous machine to fly in consistently. And in Nigeria where corner cutting is second nature....

Even at that, $12 million is still outrageous. I did a Google search and the most popular helicopter the Robinson R44 is sold for $350k.

Modified: It's a military-grade chopper so that explains the price.

SmartMugu:
@OP, what exactly is the purpose of this post? For readers to rent one or avoid renting one? Why are u wasting ur time researching a specific model of helicopter when all aircrafts are liable to get in crashes just like vehicles. So, if the VP got in an accident in a Toyota Sienna, you're about to read up everything about Toyota sienna and pour it out here? Abeg, spend your time wisely bro. I don't really blame you, I blame the mod that thinks this garbage is ready for public consumption.how many people here has an helicopter and why would they be interested in a specific model?

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