Agusta-Bell AB.102

Agusta

Industry	Aerospace, Rotorcraft manufacturing
Headquarters	Italy
Products	Rotorcraft, helicopters

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The Agusta AB.102 represents an Italian rotorcraft manufactured in limited quantities during the early 1960s. This model utilized the mechanical framework of the Bell 48, which Agusta adapted into a newly designed, aerodynamic airframe. Its maiden flight occurred on 3 February 1959, and that same year, the prototype was presented at the Paris Air Show sporting imitation military paint schemes. Production was limited to just two units that entered service with Elivie, operating scheduled flights between Turin and Milan starting in 1961. Nevertheless, the emergence of turbine-driven helicopters during the 1960s quickly rendered the AB.102 outdated.

Operators

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• Elivie
• Ministry of Defence