Agusta

Agusta was an Italian helicopter manufacturer, based in Samarate, Northern Italy.
The company was founded by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923, who flew his first airplane in 1907. In July 2000 Agusta merged with Westland Helicopters to form AgustaWestland S.p.A.

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AB 204 | AB 412 | A109

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Agusta-Bell AB 204 (I)UH-1

The Bell Helicopters 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, including crop dusting, cargo lifting and aerial firefighting.
Bell Helicopters designed its Model 204 in response to a 1955 United States Army requirement for a utility helicopter. The 204 was a giant step forward in helicopter design, being one of the first to be powered by a turboshaft. The turboshaft engine radically improved the practicality of the helicopter due to its light weight and high power-to-weight ratio, lower fuel consumption, and lower maintenance and operating costs. The use of a turboshaft in the 204 allowed it to carry a useful payload over respectable ranges and at reasonable speeds, which resulted in the 204 and subsequent 205 becoming the most successful western helicopter series in terms of numbers built.
The Agusta-Bell AB 204 (I)UH-1, a military utility transport helicopter, was built under licence in Italy by Agusta.

Agusta-Bell AB 204B (I)UH-1, registration 220, built 1962, serial number 3010
Den Helder Airport (Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy) (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017

Agusta-Bell AB 204B (I)UH-1, registration PH-UEY (ex 227), built 1963, serial number 3035
Aviodrome Lelystad, Netherlands, 30 November 2018

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AB 204 | AB 412 | A109

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Agusta-Bell AB 412 Grifone

The Agusta-Bell AB 412SP Grifone is a special performance version (SP) of the Bell 412 from Bell Helicopter, USA. It was built under license in Italy by Agusta.

Agusta-Bell AB 412SP Grifone, registration R-03, built 1993, serial number 25641
Midsland, Terschelling, Netherlands, 22 September 2013

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AB 204 | AB 412 | A109

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Agusta A109

The A109 originally entered service in 1976 and has since been used in various roles, including light transport, medevac (medical evacuation), search-and-rescue, and military roles. After the merger of Agusta with Westland in 2000 it was produced as AgustaWestland AW109.

Agusta A109BA, registration H45, built 1994, serial number 0345
Den Helder Airport (Maritiem Vliegkamp De Kooy) (DHR/EHKD), Den Helder, Netherlands, 16 September 2017

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AB 204 | AB 412 | A109

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