agustawestland eh.101 merlin

1997

Model History:

Designed as a replacement for the Sea King, the EH-101 (named Merlin inRoyal Navy service), is a joint venture between Westland (UK) who developed theoriginal WG34 design on which the EH-101 is based and Agusta (Italy). A newcompany called E.H.I. was established between the two partners in 1980 tomanage the project. The HM1 is an anti-submarine variant intended to replacethe Sea King HAS 6, and the Lynx HAS 3 & HMA 8 on suitably equippedfrigates. Other versions will replace Sea Kings in transport roles in both theRN and RAF and an airborne-early-warning version is planned. A US101 version was developed in 2003 to compete toreplace the United StatesPresidential helo, flown by US Marine squadron HMX-1. The winner will be dubbedthe VHX. EHI officially becameAgustaWestland International Limited (AWIL) in 2004, recognising the transferof control over Westland Helicopters Limited to Agusta Helicopters of Italy.

The EH-101 was originally to be known as the EHL-01, but a clerical error in re-typing caused the lower case letter l of European Helicopter Ltd to be misread as a one. The rest, as they say, is history.

Derivatives and Versions of this model:

Model	Year	History
merlin hm.1	1998	The UK MoD placed an initial order for 44 Merlin HM.1 airframes in Sep 1991. Major Milestones: First flight by a production Merlin was on 6 December 1995 First mission system fit ...

merlin hc.3	2001	The UK MoD placed an initial order for 22 Merlin HC.3 airframes in Mar 1995. All of the Merlin HC3's are operated by 28 Sqn based at RAF Benson. Their first operational tour was in Bosnia which started in April 2 ...

ch-149 cormorant	2002

vh-71	2006	The new US president's aircraft to replace the Sea King

merlin hc.3a	2007	Due to the shortage of Support helicopters within the UK armed forces the UK MOD agreed to purchase the 6 Joint Supporter model Merlins from the ...

Organisations / Units with this Model:

Organisation Qty					Units	Bases/Heliports
	2004/now		reparti aerei marina militare (aviazione navale)
				2005/now	1° gruppo elicotteri	MariStaEli Sarzana - Luni Bortolomeo Arrigoni
	2005/now	12	força aérea portuguesa
				2005/now	esquadra de busca y salvamento 751	Montijo
	2001/now	22	royal air force
				2001/now	28 (ac) squadron merlin hc.3	RAF Benson 2001/now
				2005/now	1419 flight merlin hc.3
				2007/now	78 squadron merlin hc.3a	RAF Benson 2007/now RAF Mount Pleasant 1986/07
	1998/now	44	fleet air arm
				1998/now	700 squadron merlin hm.1	RNAS Culdrose 1998/now
				2000/now	824 squadron merlin hm.1	RNAS Culdrose 2000/now
				2001/now	814 squadron merlin hm.1	RNAS Culdrose 1976/now
				2003/now	820 squadron merlin hm.1	RNAS Culdrose 1964/now
				2004/now	829 squadron merlin hm.1	RNAS Culdrose 2004/now
	2005/now	14	flyvevåbnet
	1999/now	1	japanese metropolitan police
	2006/now	14	japanese maritime self defence force

Construction Numbers of this Model:

C/N	Version	Built	History
50001		1987	PP1 agustawestland: First british development aircraft first flight 9 Oct 1987 held military serial ZF641
50002		1987	PP2 agustawestland: First Italian systems development aircraft first flew on 26 Nov 1987. Was destroyted in a crash on 21 Jan 1993 nr Cameri in Italy due to a rotor brake failure.
50003		1988	ZH647 G- : PP3 undertook its first flight on 30 Sept 1988, used by westlands as a commercial development airframe. Can now be seen preserved at the International Helicopter Museum at Weston Super Mare in the UK. Donated to the musuem on 26 Nov 1999.
50004		1989	PP4 : First flew on 15 June 1989 at Yeovil. Used mainly for overwater navigation system trails and AFCS development. Crashed on 7 April 1995 after a control rod failure. Held military serial of ZF644
50005		1989	PP5 : First standard Naval Merlin used in sea trails on HMS Norfolk and HMS Iron Duke. Carried military serial of ZF649
50006		1989	PP6 EH Industries: First Italian Navy variant, First flight 26 Aril 1989. Carried serail numbers of MM-X605 and I-RAIA
50007		1989	PP7 EH Industries: Military utility variant first flew 18 December 1989. Damaged in August 1996 when tail rotor failed, returned to the air 21 January 1999. Carried serials I-RAIC,I-HIOI,I-RAIA and ZK101
50008		1990	PP8 EH Industries: First flew 24 April 1990. Was fittedout in civil configuration. Carried serials, G-0101 and Zj116.
50009		1991	PP9 EH Industries: Miltary utility variant with rear ramp. First flew 16 January 1991.
50033	merlin hc.3	1998	ZJ117 :
50049	merlin hc.3	1999	ZJ118 :
50075	merlin hc.3	1999	ZJ119 :
50083	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ120 :
50089	merlin hc.3a	2003	ZJ990 : First delivered to the Royal Danish air force as M 501 in Oct 2006. Purchased by the RAF in 2007.
50099	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ121 :
50106	merlin hc.3a	2005	ZJ992 : Delivered to RDAF as M-503 in 2006, arrived in UK for conversion 12 Jul 2007.
50113	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ122 :
50121	merlin hc.3a	2005	ZJ994 : Delivered to RDAF as M-505 on 2 Feb 2006. Returned to UK for Conversion on 12 Jul 2007.
50123	merlin hc.3a	2005	ZJ995 : Delivered to RDAF as M-506 on 29 Apr 2006. Returned to UK on 27 Jul 2007 for conversion.
50129	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ123 :
50133	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ124 :
50137	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ125 :
50141	merlin hc.3	2000	ZJ126 :
50148	merlin hc.3a	2005	ZJ998 : Delivered to RDAF as M-509. Returned to UK on 29 Jun 2007 for conversion.
50149	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ127 :
50153	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ128 :
50160	merlin hc.3a	2005	ZK001 : Delivered to RDAF as M-511. Returned to the UK on 29 Jun 2007 for conversion.
50167	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ129 :
50169	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ130 :
50173	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ131 :
50177	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ132 :
50181	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ133 :
50183	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ134 :
50187	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ135 :
50191	merlin hc.3	2001	ZJ136 :
50195	merlin hc.3	2002	ZJ137 :
50199	merlin hc.3	2002	ZJ138 :
rn 13	merlin hm.1	1997	ZH 833 : Allocated to 829 NAS HQ 2004 - ?
rn 24	merlin hm.1	1999	ZH 844 : Crashed on an 824 NAS Observer instructor training sortie at RNASCuldrose (N50 05.05 W005 15.50) on Tuesday 30 March 2003 after failureof the tail rotor assembly. Impacted ground at the edge of main runway with a high rate of yaw from 5 metre hover. No fatalities,1 major injury. Cat 5 damage to aircraft & engines (Beyondcost-effective repair)
rn 38	merlin hm.1	2000	ZH 858 : Allocated to 829 Monmouth Flight 2002 - April 2005
510002		1999	JAP01MP : This aircraft was built at the Agusta\'s lant at Vergiate, Milan then final out fitting was carried out by Kawasaki before being handed over on 25 March 1999. The EH 101 is known locally as Ozara Ichigo
511001	ch-149 cormorant	2000	149901 : First flight on 31 May 2000. Delivered to CFB Comox 03May 2002
511002	ch-149 cormorant	2001	149902 : Delvered to CFB Comox on 7 Feb 2002
511003	ch-149 cormorant	1999	149903 : Orginally had the C/n of 50070 when used for manufacturer\'s trials. Delivered to the Canadian Armed Forces on 08 July 2002
511004	ch-149 cormorant	2001	149904 : Delivered on 20 Oct 2001
511005	ch-149 cormorant	2001	149905 : Delivered 20 Oct 2001
511006	ch-149 cormorant	2002	149906 :
511007	ch-149 cormorant	2002	149907 :
511008	ch-149 cormorant	2000	149908 : Orginal C/N of 50098. Delivered to CFB Gander on 08 Jul 2002
511009	ch-149 cormorant	2002	149909 : Delivered 24 Aug 2002
511010	ch-149 cormorant	2002	149910 :
511011	ch-149 cormorant	2002	149911 :
511012	ch-149 cormorant	2003	149912 :
511013	ch-149 cormorant	2003	149913 :
511014	ch-149 cormorant	2003	149914 : Crashed into the sea of Nova Scotia 13 July 2006 with 3 fatalities
511015	ch-149 cormorant	2003	149915 :

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