Agusta A.103
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| Role | Light helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Agusta |
| First flight | 1959 |
The Agusta A.103 was an Italian prototype single-seat light helicopter flown in October 1959. The pilot was enclosed by a perspex bubble with the engine at the rear and the tail rotor carried on an enclosed boom.
Specifications
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 6.13 m (20 ft 1 in)
- Main rotor diameter: 7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
- Main rotor area: 43 m2 (463 ft2)
- Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
- Gross weight: 460 kg (1,014 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Agusta GA.70, 64 kW (85 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph)
- Cruising speed: 135 km/h (84 mph)
- Range: 450 km (280 miles)
- Endurance: 3 hours 0 min
- Service ceiling: 2,000[citation needed] m (6,600 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.0 m/s (787 ft/min)
See also
References
- ↑ Taylor 1961, p. 97.
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