Agusta A109

A109 / AW109
An Agusta A109S Grand
Type	SAR/utility helicopter
Manufacturer	AgustaWestland
Maiden flight	4 August 1971
Primary users	Italian Army REGA (Swiss Air Rescue) Royal Australian Navy United States Coast Guard
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Variants	AgustaWestland AW119

A Helinet A109E over Los Angeles

Agusta A109 K2 of the Rega near Grindelwald

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1 Design and development
- 1.1 Belgian bribery scandal
2 Variants
- 2.1 Agusta A109
- 2.2 CA109
3 Operators
- 3.1 Military operators
4 Specifications
- 4.1 Agusta A109 Power
5 References
6 See also

Design and development

In the late 1960s Agusta designed the A109A as a single-engined commercial helicopter. It was soon realised that a twin-engined design was needed and it was re-designed in 1967 with two Allison 250-C14 turboshaft engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A projected military version (the A109B) was not developed and the company concentrated on the eight-seat version the A109C. The first of three prototypes first flew on the 4 August 1971. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A long protracted development then followed and the first production aircraft was not completed until April 1975. Delivery of production machines started in early 1976. The aircraft soon became a success and was soon used for roles other than as a light transport including as an air ambulance and search-and-rescue. In 1975 Agusta returned again to the possibility of a military version and trials were carried out between 1976 and 1977 with five A109As fitted with Hughes Aircraft TOW missiles. Two military versions were then developed, one for light attack or close support and another for naval operations.

The helicopter is notable for having retractable landing gear, unlike many other similar aircraft.

Fuselages of A109 are made by PZL Świdnik. PZL ( Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze - State Aviation Works was the main Polish Aerospace manufacturer of the Interwar period, based in Warsaw In June 2006 the 500th fuselage was delivered by this manufacturer, marking 10 years of successful co-operation between the two companies. ^[1]

Belgian bribery scandal

Main article: Agusta scandal

The sale of the Agusta A109 to the Belgian armed forces in 1988 gave rise to a bribing scandal when it was revealed the company had given the Belgian Socialists over 50 million francs to get the sale. The Agusta scandal or the Case Agusta-Dassault was a Belgian corruption scandal. This scandal led to the resignation and conviction of NATO Secretary General Willy Claes. Willy Werner Hubert Claes (born 24 November 1938 was Secretary General of NATO and a Belgian Politician.

Variants

A109A: The first production model, powered by two Rolls-Royce Model 250-C20 turboshaft engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It made its first flight on 4 August 1971. Initially, the A109 was marketed under the name of "Hirundo" (Latin for the swallow bird) but this was dropped within a few years.
- A109A EOA: Military version for the Italian Army. The Italian Army (Esercito Italiano is the ground defense force of the Military of Italy.
- A109A Mk II: Upgraded civilian version of the A109A.
- A109A Mk. II MAX: Aeromedical evacuation version based on A109A Mk. II with extra wide cabin and access doors hinged top and bottom, rather than to one side
A109B: Unbuilt military version.
A109C: Eight-seat civil version, powered by two Rolls-Royce Model 250-C20R-1 turboshaft engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
- A109C MAX: Aeromedical evacuation version based on A109C with extra wide cabin and access doors hinged top and bottom, rather than to one side
A109D: One prototype only

A U. S. Coast Guard MH-68A Stingray

A109E Power: Upgraded civilian version, initially powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW206C engines. Pratt & Whitney is an American Aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft. Later the manufacturer introduced an option for two Turbomeca Arrius 2K1 engines to be used - both versions remain known as the A109E Power
- A109E Power Elite: stretched cabin version of A109E Power. Turbomeca is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power Gas turbine Turboshaft engines for Helicopters The company also produces Turbomeca Arrius is a family of Turboshaft Engines for Helicopter use first produced in 1981. This variant, which is operated by the RAF, has a “glass cockpit” with two complete sets of pilot instruments and navigation systems, including a three-axis autopilot, an auto-coupled Instrument Landing System and a satellite-based Global Positioning System. There is also a Moving Map Display, weather radar and a Traffic Alerting System. ^[2]
- A109LUH: Military LUH "Light Utility Helicopter" variant based on the A109E Power. Operators include South African Air Force as well as Sweden and Malaysia
- MH-68A Stingray: Eight A109E Powers used by the United States Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville (HITRON Jacksonville) as short range armed interdiction helicopters. The South African Air Force (SAAF is the Air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria.
A109K: Military version.
A109K2: High altitude and high temperature operations with fixed wheels rather than the retractable wheels of most A109 variants. Typically used by police, search and rescue, and air ambulance operators
A109M: Military version.
- A109KM: Military version for high altitude and high temperature operations.
- A109KN: Naval version.
- A109CM: Standard military version.
- A109GdiF: Version for Guardia di Finanza, the Italian Finance Guard
- A109BA : Version created for the Belgian Army. The Guardia di Finanza, (/ˈgwardja di fiˈnantsa/ (Financial Guard is an Italian Police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance The Land Component (French Composante Terre, Dutch Landcomponent) formerly the Belgian Army, is the land-based service of the Belgian
A109S Grand: Lengthened Cabin upgraded civilian version with two Pratt & Whitney PW207 engines. Pratt & Whitney is an American Aircraft engine manufacturer of products widely used in both civil and military aircraft.

CA109

Chinese version of A109, manufactured by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation under license. Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation is a Chinese helicopter manufacturer and supplier to the People's Liberation Army of China.

Operators

Military operators

South African Air Force AW109LUH

Albania
Argentina

Argentine Army [1]

Australia

Royal Australian Navy [2]
- No. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Argentine Army ( Ejército Argentino, EA is the land armed force branch of the Argentine military and the senior military service of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. 723 Squadron RAN

Belgium

Belgian Air Component

Benin
People's Republic of China

CA109 Variant

Chile

Carabineros de Chile

Ghana
Greece

Hellenic Air Force

Italy
New Zealand
Latvia
Malaysia

Mexico
Nigeria
Paraguay
Peru
South Africa
Sweden
United Kingdom

United States

United States Coast Guard

Venezuela

Specifications

Agusta A109 Power

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General characteristics

Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
Capacity: 7/6 passengers
Length: 42 ft 9 in (13. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 04 m)
Rotor diameter: 36 ft 2 in (11. 00 m)
Height: 11 ft 6 in (3. 50 m)
Empty weight: 3,461 lb (2,000kgs)
Max takeoff weight: 6,283 lb (2,850 kg- 3,000kg (depending on version))
Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada 206C or Turbomeca Arrius 2K1 turboshafts, 567 hp or 571 hp (423 kW or 426 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 177 mph (154 knots, 285 km/h)
Ferry range: 599 mi (521 NM, 964 km)
Service ceiling 19,600 ft (5,974 m)
Rate of climb: 1,930 ft/min (9. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off Pratt & Whitney Canada ( PWC) is a Canadian Aircraft engine manufacturer Turbomeca is a French manufacturer of low- and medium-power Gas turbine Turboshaft engines for Helicopters The company also produces A turboshaft engine is a form of Gas turbine which is optimized to produce Shaft power, rather than Jet thrust. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such For Aircraft, ferry range means the maximum range the aircraft can fly A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions In Aerodynamics, the rate of climb RoC is the speed at which an Aircraft increases its Altitude. 8 m/s)

Armament (Augusta A109 LUH only)

Guns: possibilities include 12. 7 mm machine gun (250 rounds) in pod, pintle mounted 7. 62 mm machine gun, door gunner post 12. 7 mm machine gun
Missiles: possibilities include 2 × TOW missile launchers (2 or 4 missiles each), unguided rockets in pods (2. 75 in or 81 mm rockets with 7 or 12 tubes per pod), rocket/machine gun pod (70 mm × 3 rockets and 12. 7 mm machine gun (200 rounds))

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