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The AW101 is designed for operating in extreme weather conditions; it is fitted with a de-icing system and rated to operate in temperatures ranging between −45 and +50 °C. [40] The aircraft's control systems allow the AW101 to maintain a stable hover in 74 km/h (40 kn) crosswinds. [2]
The AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant is the Canadian Armed Forces designation for the AgustaWestland AW101 (formerly EH101), a helicopter used for air-sea rescue in Canada. Developed from AgustaWestland in Italy (now merged as part of Leonardo ), the CH-149 is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications.
An AW101 undergoing VH-71 testing near the Lockheed facility in Owego, New York. Delays and engineering issues plagued the VH-71's development. [31] By 2007, the estimated cost of developing and modifying the aircraft had risen by 40% to $2.4 billion and had passed the $4.2 billion expected for the production of the fleet. [32]
In 2005 the 751 Squadron started to operate the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, the SA 330 replacement. [5] On February 11, 2005, the second and third Merlins produced arrived at Portugal. [ 6 ] After the crew's conversion to the new helicopter, the AW101 Merlin started its operational activity in Air Base no. 6 on 3 February 2006 [ 7 ] and in ...
The helicopters are to be replaced by AgustaWestland AW101 under the Norwegian All-Weather Search and Rescue Helicopter (NAWSARH) programme gradually from September 2020. [96] The candidates for the NAWSARH contract of 10–12 helicopters was the AgustaWestland AW101, NHIndustries NH90, Eurocopter EC225 and Sikorsky S-92 . [ 97 ]
AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, [2] which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). [3] It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian [4] multinational company, when Finmeccanica and GKN merged their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and Westland Helicopters) to form AgustaWestland, [5] with each holding a ...
Bell Agusta Aerospace Company (BAAC) was a joint venture formed in 1998 by Bell Helicopter and Agusta (now AgustaWestland), who collaborated on a variety of products dating back to 1952. The joint venture was dissolved in 2011, when AgustaWestland took full ownership of the project, renaming it as the AgustaWestland Tilt-Rotor Company (AWTRC).
AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2: United Kingdom: Rotorcraft: ASW/AEW: 2000: 30: 44 [2] Expected OSD 2040. [55] [56] AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat AH1: United Kingdom: Rotorcraft: Utility/Reconnaissance: 2014--Up to 8 Army Air Corps aircraft tasked to 847 Naval Air Squadron in support of the Royal Marines. [49] Transport helicopters ...