A-Z Aircraft Manufacturers

Agusta

Founded: 1923, by Count Giovanni Agusta

1952: Starts to produce helicopters under Licence from Bell Helicopters

1998: a joint venture is formalised with Bell Helicopters to establish the Bell Agusta Aerospace Company (BAAC)

2000: Finmeccanica and GKN plc merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and GKN-Westland Helicopters) to form AgustaWestland.

A109

First Flight: 1971

SAR / utility helicopter

Known as AW109 following the formation of AgustaWestland

A109E Power Elite

ZE416 @ RIAT 2014

ZE416 @ Waddington Airshow 2014

A109S Grand

G-ETOU @ Shoreham 2013

G-PBWR @ Duxford 2012

A109A MkII

N64EA @ Shoreham 2013

A109C

G-SLAR @ Wycombe 2013

A109BA

Military version for Belgium Armed Forces

Belgium Air Component A109 Display Team H28 @ Airpower 2011, Zeltweg

Belgium Air Component A109 Display Team H28 @ Florennes Airshow 2012

A129 Mangusta

First flight: 1983 (further developed by AgustaWestland)

Attack helicopter

MM81429 / E.I.959- A129CBT (EC-1) @ Payerne 2014

Other projects:

A119 Koala utility helicopter (developed as AW119)

A.106 (1965) light ASW helicopter

Prototypes:

A.101 - transport helicopter

A.103 - single-seat light helicopter

A.104 - light helicopter

A.105 - light helicopter

A.115 - light helicopter

AZ8-L - Propliner/Airliner

EMA 124 - light utility helicopter

CP-110 - light propeller aircraft

JOINT VENTURES

AgustaBell AB139

First Flight: 2001

Medium-lift SAR / utility helicopter

Initially a joint venture with Bell Helicopters

Known as AW139 after the 55th construction (i.e. after Bell had withdrawn from the project and AgustaWestland had been formed)

LN-OLV - Bodo Airshow 2012

Other joint ventures:

Bell/Agusta BA609 (50% share)

EHI Industries EH101

NH90 (32% share)

LICENSED PRODUCTIONS

AgustaBell AB-47

First Flight: 1945

Multipurpose light helicopter

AB-47J-2 2060 / displayed as 066 - Helenic Air Force Museum, Tatoi Air Base, Athens 2014

AgustaBell 204

First flight: 1956

Multipurpose utility helicopter

204B - 4D-BW

Austrian Airforce - Fliegermuseum, Zeltweg 2013

AgustaBell AB205

First flight: 1956

AB205A

4414 358 MED @ Nea Anchialos Air Base 2016

AgustaBell 206B JET RANGER II

First Flight: 1966 (Bell 206A)

G-ILYA @ Lydd Airport 2013

G-SUEX @ Lydd Airport 2013

AgustaBell AB212

First Flight: 1968

AB212ICO MM81161 / 9-61 @ Tigermeet Zaragoza 2016

Other licensed productions:

AB102, AB412, AS-61