Agusta-Bell AB.102

Infobox Aircraft
name=AB.102


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type=Utility helicopter
manufacturer=Agusta
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first flight=3 February 1959
introduced=1961
retired=
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primary user=Elivie
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number built=1+2
developed from=Bell 48
variants with their own articles=The Agusta AB.102 was an Italian helicopter produced in small numbers in the early 1960s. The aircraft was based on the mechanical components of a Bell 48 that Agusta incorporated into an all-new, streamlined fuselage. The first flight was on 3 February 1959 and the prototype was exhibited at that year's Paris Air Show in "faux" military colours.

Only two production examples were built, operated by Elivie in a regular air service between Turin and Milan from 1961. However, the advent of turbine-powered helicopters in the 1960s soon rendered the AB.102 obsolete.

Operators

* : Elivie

pecifications

aircraft specifications

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crew=1-2 pilots
capacity=7-9 passengers "or" 880 kg (1,940 lb) cargo "or" 4 stretchers and 1 attendant

payload main=
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length main= 17.92
length alt=58 ft 10 in
span main=14.5 m
span alt=47 ft 6
height main=3.23
height alt=10 ft 7 in
area main=165 m2
area alt=1,780 sq ft
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empty weight main=1,810 kg
empty weight alt= 3,990 lb
loaded weight main= 3,025 kg
loaded weight alt= 6,670 lb
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engine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H4
type of prop=radial
number of props=1
power main= 447 kW
power alt=600 hp
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max speed main= 177 km/h
max speed alt= 110 mph
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range main= 400 km
range alt= 250 miles
ceiling main= 3,900 m
ceiling alt= 12,800 ft
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ee also

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related=
*Bell 47
*Bell 48
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sequence=
A.101 - AB.102 -
A.103 -
A.104 -
A.105

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References

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External links

* [http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/agusta_ab-102.php Description, photos and drawings]