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AW101 airframe diagram. The AW101 follows a conventional design layout, but makes use of advanced technologies, such as the design of the rotor blades, avionics systems, and extensive use of composite materials. [38] The fuselage structure is modular and comprises an aluminium–lithium alloy, designed to be both light and damage-resistant. [39]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70 General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: up to 36 pax / 18 stretchers with 5 attendants / 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) payload Length: 20.19 m (66 ft 3 in) including tail-rotor Width: 4.64 m (15 ft 3 in) rotor blades folded Height: 6.56 m (21 ft 6 in) to top of rotor head Empty weight: 6,850 kg (15,102 lb) Gross weight: 12,400 kg (27,337 lb) Max ...
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.
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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).
Finnish NH90 Swedish NH90 Danish AW101. Nordic Standard Helicopter Program (NSHP) was an international helicopter procurement program in the late 1990s and early 2000s to choose a standard helicopter for Norway, Sweden, Finland, and initially Denmark. In 1999, the four countries issued a requirement for a helicopter in the 9-15 ton range, which ...
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 ...
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]