AW101 helicopter
E81555
The AW101 helicopter is a medium-lift, multi-role military helicopter widely used for missions such as anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and transport by various armed forces around the world.
Aliases (4)
- AW101 ×1
- EH-101 Merlin ×1
- EH101 helicopter ×1
- SAR Queen (AW101) ×1
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-lift helicopter
→
military helicopter → multi-role helicopter → |
| armamentOptions |
anti-ship missiles
→
depth charges → door-mounted machine guns → torpedoes → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
→
United Kingdom → |
| crew |
1–2 aircrew
→
2 pilots → |
| designFeatures |
marinised airframe for naval operations
→
three-engine configuration for redundancy → |
| developedFrom |
EH101 helicopter
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|
| engineType |
turboshaft
→
|
| exportedTo |
Algeria
→
Canada → Denmark → Japan → Norway → Portugal → Saudi Arabia → |
| firstFlight |
1987-10-09
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|
| hasAvionics |
glass cockpit
→
|
| hasFeature |
de-icing system
→
fly-by-wire flight control system → folding main rotor → folding tail → rear ramp → |
| hasVariant |
CH-149 Cormorant
→
EH101-400 → Merlin HC3 → Merlin HM2 → |
| introduced |
1999
→
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| mainRotorBlades |
5
→
|
| manufacturer |
AgustaWestland
→
Leonardo S.p.A. → |
| maximumSpeed |
167 knots
→
309 km/h → |
| maximumTakeoffWeight |
15000 kg
→
33000 lb → |
| numberOfEngines |
3
→
|
| operatesFrom |
land bases
→
surface ships → |
| primaryUsers |
Italian Navy
→
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → Portuguese Air Force → Royal Air Force → Royal Canadian Air Force → Royal Danish Air Force → Royal Navy → Royal Norwegian Air Force → |
| range |
1360 km
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|
| role |
VIP transport
→
anti-submarine warfare → maritime patrol → search and rescue → troop transport → utility helicopter → |
| serviceCeiling |
15000 ft
→
4570 m → |
| tailRotorBlades |
4
→
|
| typicalEngineModel |
General Electric CT7
→
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 → |
| usedFor |
anti-surface warfare
→
combat search and rescue → medical evacuation → special forces operations → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Royal Norwegian Air Force
("SAR Queen (AW101)")
→
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aircraftHelicopter |
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AW101 helicopter
("EH101 helicopter")
→
|
developedFrom |
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Leonardo S.p.A.
→
|
keyProduct |
|
Leonardo Helicopters
("AW101")
→
|
notableProduct |
|
Portuguese Air Force
("EH-101 Merlin")
→
|
operates |
|
Italian Navy
→
|
operatesAircraft |