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Leonardo AW101

Lift typeRotary wing
Construction typeFactory-built
Control typePiloted
Engine typeTurboshaft
ApplicationBusiness, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Surveillance, Utility
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Triple turboshaft medium utility helicopter. Includes Japanese KH101, and UK Merlin MK4 variants. (Previously known as AgustaWestland, now a subsidiary of Leonardo).

Type variants

Variant Launch/First flight Production end  
Leonardo AW101 1984 / 1987 Multirole helicopter with cvil and military applications, formerly EH101.
Leonardo CH-149 Cormorant 1997 / 2000 Canadian adaption of AW101.
Kawasaki KH101 2003 / 2006 Japanese variant, includes MCH-101 countermeasure variant, and CH-101 support variant.
Leonardo US101 2005 / 2007 2009 American version of AW101, made with Lockheed Martin and Bell Textron, also known as Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel.
Leonardo Merlin Mk 4 2015 / 2016 Variant made for UK RAF or RN.

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Operations data

For detailed information about current charter operators, maintenance and training providers, and completions services for this aircraft, please consult our sister publication Business Air News: AgustaWestland AW101

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Avionics Avionic Components (2) Communications (Airborne) (1) Flight and Data Management (1) Imaging and Visual Systems (5) Indicators and Instruments (2) Warning Systems (1)
Power Systems Auxiliary Power (1) Electrical Power Systems (3) Engine Components (1) Engines (2) Fuel Systems (5) Power Transmission (2) Rotors & Propellers (1)
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