Agusta A106

Agusta A.106
Type:	ASW - helicopter
Design country:	Italy
Manufacturer:	Agusta
First flight:	November 1965
Commissioning:	1968
Production time:	Not mass-produced
Number of pieces:	2

The Agusta A.106 was a small single-seat ASW - helicopter .

history

The anti-submarine helicopter was developed due to the demand of the Italian Navy for a helicopter model that could also be used by smaller ships such as frigates with their limited space. In addition to the location technology, two Mk-44 torpedoes should be carried along. For submarine tracking and hunting, use in poor weather conditions had to be possible. Agusta was able to fall back on experience with the light helicopters A.103 , A.104 and A.105 for the development .

The prototype first flew in November 1965. Production for the Italian Navy began in 1968. Two prototypes and five production helicopters had been ordered, the latter being canceled in 1973.

In addition to fighting submarines, the A106 could be used for close air support , with appropriate armament, in the army, as well as light transport tasks.

description

The A106 is a small single-seat helicopter with a tail rotor design. A Turboméca- Agusta TAA 230 shaft turbine with 220 kW drove a two-blade main rotor and a two-blade tail rotor . The light metal rotor blades could be folded up. The electronic stabilization system came from Ferranti and enabled hovering even in difficult weather conditions - an important requirement for the UAW operation. The standard skid running gear could be replaced by a wheel running gear. There were also emergency floats. The two MK-44 torpedoes were attached between the runners under the fuselage. Fuel could also be carried externally.

Technical data Agusta A106

Parameter	Data
Type	ship-based single-seat anti-submarine helicopter
Engine	a Turboméca-Agusta TAA 230 shaft turbine with 220 kW (300 WPS), output throttled to 191 kW (260 WPS) (for start with two torpedoes)
Maximum speed at sea level	176 km / h
Marching speed	167 km / h
Initial rate of climb	6.2 m / s
Max. Hovering altitude in the ground effect	3000 m
Max. Hover altitude outside of ground effect	1150 m
Range with max. Fuel loading, internal and external	740 km
Weight empty mass	590 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	1400 kg
Dimensions
Main rotor diameter	9.50 m
Length with rotors running	9.50 m
height	2.50 m
Main rotor area	70.88 m²
Armament	two MK-44 torpedoes or ten depth charges; for air-to-ground use, two 7.62 mm machine guns and ten 80 mm rockets

Web links

Commons : Agusta A.106  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Photo in the Italian language Wikipedia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Agusta A-106. In: avia.russian.ee. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007 ; accessed on April 30, 2014 (English). 
2. ↑ Types of aircraft in the world. Bechtermünz Verlag, 1997, ISBN 3-86047-593-2 , p. 28.