Agusta A.115

{{Short description|1961 Italian light helicopter prototype}}

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|image= File:Agusta-115 (AGUC).jpg

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|type= Light helicopter

|manufacturer= Agusta

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|first_flight= 1961

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|status= Cancelled

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|number_built= 1

|developed_from = Bell 47J Ranger

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The Agusta A.115 (registration I-AGUC) was a prototype helicopter flown in 1961 in Italy. It was essentially a Bell 47J-3 with an unclad, tubular tail boom, and powered by a Turbomeca Astazou II turboshaft engine. No production ensued.

Specifications

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|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62Taylor 1961, p. 97.

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|crew=1

|capacity=3 passengers or three stretchers and medical attendant

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|length ft=32

|length in=6

|height m=2.94

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|empty weight kg=730

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|gross weight kg=1350

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|eng1 number=1

|eng1 name=Turbomeca Astazou II

|eng1 type=turboshaft

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|eng1 hp=480

|rot number=1

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|rot dia ft=37

|rot dia in=2

|rot area sqm=101

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|max speed kmh=170

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|cruise speed kmh=150

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|range km=260

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|ceiling m=4750

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See also

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References

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  • {{cite book|last=Taylor|first=John W. R.|title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62|year=1961|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Company|location=London|authorlink=John W. R. Taylor}}
  • {{cite book|last=Taylor|first=M. J. H.|year=1989|title=Jane's encyclopedia of aviation|location=London|publisher=Studio Editions|pages=40|isbn= 1-85170-324-1}}
  • {{cite book |last= Simpson |first= R. W. |title=Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft |year=1998 |publisher=Airlife Publishing |location=Ramsbury |pages=37 }}

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