AgustaWestland AW80 Sparrow

DESCRIPTION

The AgustaWestland AW80 "Sparrow" is a light general purpose naval utility helicopter designed by AgustaWestland for usage on small to medium sized vessels. The AW80 has its routes far back to the first helicopters fielded by the Newquay Armed Forces, with it going through several different iterations across the years before eventually being replaced by larger and much more advanced helicopters, such as the AW270 "Argyll" & AW265 "Gyrfalcon". Presently, the AW80 has mostly been shelved or placed into reserve leading only to a few AW80s properly being maintained and being in service. The AW80 presented several experimental technologies to the Newquay Armed Forces, such as being the first helicopter to implement autopilot, a tilting rotor and automatic stabilisation, all of which would find use within later helicopter models.


Newquay Armed Forces Collection

Newquay Armed Forces Discord[discord.gg]

Newquay Weapons Pack

START-UP PROCEDURE:

As the helicopter is designed partially to resemble that of an older helicopter model, the startup procedure is slightly more arduous and therefore more care must be made to prevent the helicopter from stalling/failing to start.

Holding the ignition switch before the engine has hit 0.5RPS will lead to a stall, similarly pressing the clutch before the ignition switch has been pressed will also lead to a stall.

- BATTERY RELAY
- ENGINE RELAY
- AVIONICS RELAY
- GENERATORS RELAY

- ENGINE FUEL PUMP
- ENGINE MASTER

- WAIT FOR ENGINE TO HIT 0.5RPS, THEN HOLD ENGINE IGNITION FOR 5 SECONDS.

- WAIT FOR ENGINE TO GAIN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RPS THEN PRESS ENGINE ROTOR CLUTCH
- ENGINE FLIGHT RPS

- NAVIGATION LIGHTS

FEATURES:

- 105kts Top Speed.
- Compatibility with all Newquay Weapons Pack weapons.
- Able to send GPS coordinates to hardpoints, allowing for torpedo guidance.
- Autopilot.
- Stability disable switch allowing for high-agility manoeuvres.

Credits:

- Oh No Look Who for recovering the previous fuselage.