EH Industries / AgustaWestland EH 101 / AW101
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EH 101 / AW101
Medium Utility Helicopter
The AgustaWestland AW-101 / EH-101 is a three-engined medium utility helicopter built by the Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland. The helicopter was developed as the EH-101 by EH Industries, a joint venture of the former companies Agusta of Italy and Westland of United Kingdom. The AW-101 is nearly exclusive operational with military operators although it is offered to the civil market also.
| Crew | 2 | |
| Passengers | 40 | |
| Propulsion | 3 Turboshaft Engines | |
| Engine Model | Rolls-Royce / Turbomeca (General Electric) RTM 322-02 (T700-T6A/3) | |
| Engine Power (each) | 1491 (1567) kW | 2000 (2101) shp |
| Speed | 278 km/h | 150 kts 173 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 3.048 m | 10.000 ft |
| Range | 926 km | 500 NM 575 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 9.080 kg | 20.018 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 15.600 kg | 34.392 lbs |
| Rotor Blades (main/tail) | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| Main Rotor Diameter | 18,60 m | 61,0 ft |
| Tail Rotor Diameter | 4,00 m | 13,1 ft |
| Rotor Disc Area | 271,7 m² | 2925 ft² |
| Length (Fuselage) | 19,53 m | 64,1 ft |
| Length | 22,80 m | 74,8 ft |
| Height | 5,67 m | 18,6 ft |
| First Flight | 09.10.1987 | |
| Production Status | in production | |
| ICAO Code | EH10 | |
| EASA TCDS | R.012, R.013 | |
| Data for (Version) | AgustaWestland EH 101 Merlin | |
| Variants | Merlin HM1, Merlin HM2, Merlin HC3, Merlin HC3A, CH-149 Cormorant | |
| Weblinks | Extras |
| AgustaWestland |
print view| [Photo-ID: 1084] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-11 | |
 | EH Industries EH-101 EH Industries Reg.: G-EHIL c/n: 50003 / PP3 |
| The Helicopter Museum [Weston-super-Mare] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1315] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | EH Industries EH-101 EH Industries / Royal AF Reg.: ZJ116 c/n: 50008 / PP8 ex G-OIOI |
| Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon] | |
| [Photo-ID: 2760] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-23 | |
 | EH Industries / AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin HM1 Royal Navy Reg.: ZH838 c/n: 50077/RN18 |
| NATO Tigermeet 2009 [Kleine Brogel (EBBL)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 2369] © Karsten Palt 2009-06-19 | |
 | EH Industries EH-101 Merlin HM1 Royal Navy Reg.: ZH840 c/n: 50085/RN20 |
| Luchtmachtdagen 2009 [Volkel (EHVK / UDE)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 932] © Karsten Palt 2008-06-20 | |
 | EH Industries EH-101 Merlin HM1 Royal Navy Reg.: ZH846 c/n: 50067 / RN15 |
| Open Dagen Koninklijke Luchtmacht 2008 [Leeuwarden (EHLW / LHW)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 933] © Karsten Palt 2008-06-20 | |
 | EH Industries EH-101 Merlin HM1 Royal Navy Reg.: ZH846 c/n: 50067 / RN15 |
| Open Dagen Koninklijke Luchtmacht 2008 [Leeuwarden (EHLW / LHW)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3401] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-11 | |
 | EH Industries / AgustaWestland EH-101 Mk510 AgustaWestland Reg.: G-17-510 c/n: 50012/510001/CIV01 |
| ILA Berlin 2010 [Berlin - Schönefeld (EDDB / SXF)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3402] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-11 | |
 | EH Industries / AgustaWestland EH-101 Mk510 AgustaWestland Reg.: G-17-510 c/n: 50012/510001/CIV01 |
| ILA Berlin 2010 [Berlin - Schönefeld (EDDB / SXF)] | |