One of the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
To amplify the comment above, the A109 was designed in the mid 1960s as a high speed, agile, turbine powered, 8 seat helicopter. The A-109 first flew 4 Aug 1971 and has appeared in several versions. A109A Hirundo became operational in 1976, the A109CSG Coast Guard version was available from late 1981, the A109 Naval is a primarily a shipborne version and the A109K is a fixed undercarriage version with Turbomeca Arriel, raher than Allison powerplants targetted at hot-and-high customers. Military orders have included the armed forces of Argentina, Iraq, Italy, Libya, UK and Venezuela. 
A109 News |
50th Anniversary A109 Helicopter
04-Aug-21 - On August 4th, 1971 italian Agusta performed the maiden flight of the A109 helicopter, a model that paved the path for the company’s distinguished technical and performance features in the multirole and dual-use helicopter domain #A109
Dismantling A109 for Spare Parts
05-Jan-21 - Swiss Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) company Karen Helicopters Services completed dismantling for parts process of an A109E Power and an A109K2 helicopters on behalf Horix Aerospace #SpareParts
Dubai Police 20 Years of AW109 Operations
09-Nov-15 - The Dubai Police achieved 20 years of operations and over 16,000 flight hours with its fleet of A109K2 light twin-engine helicopters. Specifications A109 |
Derivatives & Versions of A109 |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| A109B 1969 | 1969 | |
| A109CM 1971 | 1971 | Military variant. Known as EOA-1 (Standard) and EOA-2 (Special) in Italian Army |
| A109a 1976 | 1976 | |
| A109A-II 1981 | 1981 | |
 SABCA A109BA 1988 | 1988 | |
| A109K 1988 | 1988 | Enhanced military version based on the A109A-II but powered by Arriel 1K engines. Sold to Peru 1st protoype flew Apr 1983, 2nd prototype first flight Mar 1984. |
| A109C 1989 | 1989 | Eight seat civil version, powered by two Rolls-Royce 250C20R-1 |
| A109K2 1991 | 1991 | High-altitude variant with fixed wheels. 38 built |
| A109E Power 1995 | 1995 | The A.109E Power is an upgraded version, powered by two Turbomeca Arrius 2K1 or two Pratt & Whitney PW206C engines.
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