Agusta A.104

A.104 Helicar
A.104 prototype exhibited at the 1963 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport
Role Light helicopter
Manufacturer Agusta
First flight 1960
Status none active, one preserved
Primary user the manufacturer
Number built 3


The Agusta A.104 Helicar was an Italian prototype light commercial helicopter first flown in December 1960.

Production

The A.104 was a slightly enlarged version of the A.103, and added a second seat beside the pilot's seat. The cockpit was enclosed by a perspex bubble with the engine at the rear and the tail rotor carried on an enclosed boom.

Two piston-engined prototypes were built, followed by a single example of a turbine-engined variant designated A.104BT. No production resulted.

Surviving aircraft

An example of the A.104 is preserved in the Museo Agusta which is maintained by the Agusta company and is located just south of Milan Malpensa Airport[1]


Variants

A.104 Helicar
Two prototype aircraft powered by de-rated Agusta GA.140 piston engines.
A.104BT Helicar
A single example of a turbo-shaft powered Helicar, powered by a 270 hp (201 kW) Agusta A.270.

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62[2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also


References

  1. Ogden, 2006, p. 306
  2. Taylor 1961, p. 97.

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