History

The Augusta A-109 is a light helicopter developed in Italy in the late 1960s.

It has been very popular and 500 had been manufactured by mid 2006.

The A-109 K2 version was designed for high altitude air rescue services.

The Augusta A-109 is a light helicopter designed and manufactured in Italy. Development began in the 1960s and the first of three prototypes made its initial flight on 4 August 1971.

This helicopter has proved to be very popular, the 500th was delivered in June 2006 and it had been produced in a wide range of versions for civil and military use.

The A-109 K2 version was designed to meet the specifications of REGA, the Swiss air rescue service.

It has a high-altitude and high-temperature capability and fixed undercarriage, unlike most A-109s. It is typically used by police, search and rescue and air ambulance operators.

This model represents an Augusta A-109 K2 in service with REGA in the late 1990s.

Revell 1/72 kit completed by Leigh Edmonds in May 2015.

Data

MODEL: Augusta A-109 K2

ROLE: light helicopter

TIME PERIOD: 1996-

ENGINES: one Junkers Jumo 004B turbojet engine of 8.8kN thrust

LENGTH: 11.45m

ROTOR DIMENSIONS: 11m

MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 2,650kg

MAXIMUM SPEED: 311km/h

RANGE: 932km

CREW: 1 or 2

SCALE: 1/72

KIT:

GALLERIES: , ,

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