Agusta A.106

Agusta A.106

Company type	Helicopter
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1965 (1965)
Headquarters	Italy
Products	Anti-submarine warfare helicopter prototype

The Agusta A.106 was developed as a compact, single-pilot helicopter intended to serve as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) asset for the Italian Navy's Impavido-class destroyers. Equipped with advanced electronic systems from Ferranti, it featured capabilities for automatic stability control and target detection. The helicopter could carry two torpedoes beneath its fuselage. For efficient storage aboard ships, both the tail section and the two-bladed main rotor were designed to fold, while the skid-type landing gear was compatible with flotation devices.

Only two prototypes were constructed, with the initial flight taking place in November 1965. Plans to produce a small series of five pre-production units were ultimately abandoned by the Navy in 1973.

Operators

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• Italian Navy (Marina Militare) — utilized solely for evaluation purposes

References

• Taylor, John W.R., Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969-70, Jane's Yearbooks, London, 1969.
• Taylor, Michael J.H., Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation, Studio Editions, London, 1989, p.40.
• Simpson, R.W., Airlife's Helicopters and Rotorcraft, Airlife Publishing, Ramsbury, 1998, pp.32, 36.