CONSIDERABLE interest is being shown in the progress of the Westland-Agusta EH101 with the nine pre-production aircraft exploring every aspect of the helicopter's development and potential applications. The Royal Navy order in 1991 for 44 of the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) version has been followed by a Canadian requirement for 50 and the likelihood of an Italian order, also for the ASW version. Meanwhile, the UK, Italy and the Netherlands are considering the rear-ramp equipped military utility variant for their long range logistic and tactical support helicopter. The 30-seat Heliliner civil version is being considered by the North Sea oil support industry. Civil certification for the EH101 is planned for 1993 and two aircraft are scheduled to undertake a 6,000 hour maturity flying programme to ensure reliability when the aircraft enters service.
Farnborough 1992
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 64 , 11 ; 16-20
1992-11-01
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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