Agusta-Bell AB.102

AB.102
Role	Utility helicopter
Manufacturer	Agusta
First flight	3 February 1959
Introduction	1961
Primary user	Elivie
Number built	1+2
Developed from	Bell 48

The Agusta AB.102 was an Italian helicopter produced in small numbers in the early 1960s. The aircraft was based on the mechanical components of a Bell 48 that Agusta incorporated into an all-new, streamlined fuselage. The first flight was on 3 February 1959 and the prototype was exhibited at that year's Paris Air Show in faux military colours. Only two production examples were built, operated by Elivie in a regular air service between Turin and Milan from 1961. However, the advent of turbine-powered helicopters in the 1960s soon rendered the AB.102 obsolete.

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

General characteristics

Performance

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