AgustaWestland AW101

Angkatan Laut Britania Raya Merlin HM1

Angkatan Laut Bela Diri Jepang MCH-101

AgustaWestland AW101 adalah helikopter menengah yang digunakan dalam militer dan sipil. Helikopter ini dikembangkan secara joint venture antara Westland Helicopters di Inggris dan Agusta di Italy dan dinamakan EH101 sampai 2007. Pembuatan helikopter ini berada pada pabrik di Yeovil, England dan Vergiate, Italy.

Helikopter ini menggantikan banyak helikopter tua seperti Sikorsky S-61 pada role ukuran medium transport dan persenjataan anti kapal selam.

Spesifikasi (Merlin HM1)

Karakteristik umum

• Kru: 3-4
• Kapasitas: 8 tentara atau 4 tandu (dengan sonar dihapus) [ 136 ]
• Panjang: 19,53 m panjang-pesawat (64 ft 1 in)
• Diameter rotor: 18,59 m (61 ft 0 in)
• Tinggi: 6.62 m (21 ft 8 ¾ in)
• Daerah Disc: 271,51 m² (2,992.5 ft ²)
• Berat kosong : 10.500 kg (£ 23.149)
• Max. berat lepas landas : 14.600 kg (£ 32.188)
• Powerplant : 3 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 -01 turboshafts , 1.566 kW (2.100 shp ) (power take-off) masing-masing

Prestasi

• Tidak pernah melebihi kecepatan : 309 km / h (167 knot , 192 mph)
• Cruise speed : 278 km / h (150 knot, 167 mph)
• Rentang : 833 km (450 nm , [ 158 ] 517 mil)
• Ketahanan : 5 jam
• Layanan langit-langit : 4.575 m (15.000 kaki)

Persenjataan

• Bom: 4 × Sting Ray homing torpedo atau bom peledak kedalaman

Avionics

• Smiths Industries OMI September 20 sistem dual-redundant penerbangan digital kontrol otomatis
• Sistem navigasi:
  • BAE Systems LINS 300 cincin gyro laser yang , Litton Italia LISA-4000 strapdown AHRS
• Radar :
  • Selex Galileo Biru Kestrel 5000 radar pengawasan maritim
• ECM
  • Racal Jeruk Reaper ESM
• Sonar
  • AQS-903 prosesor akustik Thomson Marconi Sonar
  • Aktif / pasif sonobuoys
  • Thomson Sintra FLASH mencelupkan sonar array yang

Referensi

• AgustaWestland. AW101 Utility. AgustaWestland, June 2008.
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• Lake, Jon. "Variant File: AgustaWestland EH101/AW101". International Air Power Review. Volume 22. Westport, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime Publishing, 2007. pp. 116–135. ISBN 1-880588-79-X. ISSN 0143-9917.
• Lavington, Simon. Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947–67. Springer 2011, ISBN 1-84882-932-9.
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• Plamondon, Aaron. The politics of procurement: military acquisition in Canada and the Sea King helicopter. UBC Press, 2009. ISBN 0-7748-1714-3.

Pranala luar

• AgustaWestland AW101 page
• RAF Merlin HC3 page
• EH-101 Merlin on Portuguese Air Force Official site, in English
• Danish EH-101 Merlin page
• AW101 helicopter page on army-technology.com
• http://www.aircraftcompare.com/ Agusta Westland AW101 VIP, Price - Current Price $ 18.2 million * (Financial Year 2013)