Agusta A.106
| A.106 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Agusta A.106 maiden flight | |
| Role | Light anti-submarine warfare helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Agusta |
| First flight | November 1965 |
| Retired | 1973 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Italian Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
The Agusta A.106 was a single-seat light helicopter designed to provide an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform for the Impavido-class destroyers of the Italian Navy. The aircraft was provided with a sophisticated electronics suite by Ferranti for autostabilisation and contact identification. Two torpedoes could be slung under the fuselage. The tail and two-bladed main rotor could be folded for shipboard stowage, and the skid undercarriage had fittings for flotation bags.
Two prototypes were built, the first flying in November 1965. A pre-production batch of 5 was cancelled by the Navy in 1973.
Operators
- Italian Navy (Marina Militare) for evaluation only
Specifications
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.5 m (8 ft 2.5 in)
- Empty weight: 590 kg (1,300 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca-Agusta TA.230 , 224 kW (300 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Main rotor area: 70.9 m2 (763 sq ft)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 176 km/h (109 mph, 95 kn)
- Range: 740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi) [2]
- Endurance: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft) [3]
- Rate of climb: 6.2 m/s (1,220 ft/min)
Armament
- 2 × Mk.44 torpedoes or
- 10 × depth charges or
- 2 × 7.62 mm machine-guns and 10 × 80 mm rockets
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- Taylor, John W.R. (1969). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70. London: Jane's Yearbooks.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 40.
- Simpson, R. W. (1998). Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft. Ramsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 32, 36.
