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.
A.106 | |
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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 |
Two prototypes were built, the first flying in November 1965. A pre-production batch of 5 was cancelled by the Navy in 1973.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70 [1]
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