Agusta early light helicopters

[Nico]

Hi folks,
searching (in vain) my archives for photographs of the ASW version of the Hughes/Nardi 369/500, I found this interesting picture of some desktop models of then-new Agusta helicopters, dated November 4, 1965.
In foreground there is the already wellknown A.101G (designed by ing. Filippo Zappata) but the second helicopter is quite interesting as is an early configuration of A.109 Hirundo (latin for swallow), to be powered by a Turbomeca Astazou or UACL PT6B, never built in this form. Proceeding toward right hand we have the A.104B, powered by a Turbomeca Astazou, and the A.105A Helicar of 1964 (Astazou); A.104 and A.105 were actually built with various prototypes and can be considered steps in the development of the high successful A.109 (originally A.109C then A.109J Hirundo) with its infinite declination.
Nico

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is a drawing to Agusta-D'Ascanio ADA light helicopter.

http://www.archivi.beniculturali.it/dga/uploads/documents/PIA/5225af74721dc.pdf

 

[hesham]

From Air Pictorial 2/1957,

here is a strange Agusta designation for a Project,called X.1 ?.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Possibly a placeholder designation?

 

[hesham]

I suggest that for Agusta,

A.107 ? may it was a light helicopter project for primary trainer,1964,it's in reply # 2

A.108 ? may it was a drone helicopter of 1967,intended for agricultural in spraying crops duty,designed by D'Ascanio with associated of Agusta,please see;

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/corradino-dascanios-helicopters.8455/#post-421002

 

[Kiltonge]

Snippet from Flight, 23 May 1968. A109 early concepts:

A109 single Astazou 12. Model shown at 1965 Paris Salon, no photos found yet.
A109B 'Huey-shaped' with 2 x 770shp T67
A109C 'Alouette III-shaped' with 2 x 370shp Allison 250

Also at Paris 1965 was a mockup of a twin-Astazou 10-powered, stretched AB205 seating 15. No model number given.

 

[Kiltonge]

The Astazou 12-engined design