Agusta A.106
| A.106 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Agusta A.106 maiden flight | |
| Role | Light ASW helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Agusta |
| First flight | 1965 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Agusta A.106 was a single-seat light helicopter designed to provide an 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
- Marina Militare for evaluation only
Specifications
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
Performance
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.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - 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.
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