Country of Origin Italy.
Similar Aircraft OH-58 Kiowa, UH-1 Iroquois, UH-1N Model 212, Lynx.
Crew One, two.
Role Utility, ECM, ambulance, scout, attack, air defense, antitank.
Armament Machine guns, rockets, pods, HOT or TOW missiles.
Dimensions Length: 42 ft, 10 in (13.06 m). Rotor diameter: 36 ft (11.02 m).

Hirundo A109 WEFT Description

Wings Four-blade main rotor mounted on hump above the body midsection. Weapon-carrying platforms at bottom midsection.
Engine(s) Two turboshafts on top of fuselage. Exhaust ports protrude upward and to the rear.
Fuselage Rectangular with flat belly. Retractable landing gear. Tapered, rounded nose section. Stepped cockpit. Upswept, tapered rear section.
Tail Swept-back and tapered tail fin with angular tip. Swept-back and tapered belly fin with angular tip. Small rotor on left side attached to the tapered tail boom.

Countries which Fly the Hirundo A109

Argentina, Greece, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, Venezuela.

A109 Manufacturer Web Site

Finmeccanica

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