• Licence-built Italian sub-hunter • Ten operators worldwide
Boll installed a Pratt & Whitney Turbo Twin-Рас engine into its 205 airframe to produce the AB.212 – the equivalent of a twin-engined helicopter. The Italian company Agusta was alone, however, in recognising the potential of the aircraft as a highly successful and effective anti-submarine and anti-surface vessel platform.
Agusta went on to build in excess of 100 AB.212ASW helicopters.
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A Sub-hunting sensors
Two sensors are usod to dotoct and localise submarines: a Benda dipping sonar and a search radar – the British Ferranti Soa Spray or Italian MEL APS-705.
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▼ Torpedo armament
Italian AB.2l2ASWs carry a range of homing torpedoes, from the Amohcan Mk 44 and 46 to the Italian Motorfides 244AS (botow).
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A Anti-ship missile armament
The AB.212ASW also has on important anti-surfaco vessel role.
Tho primary armament is the fire-and-forget’ Made Mk 2 missile. Alternative weapons include French AS. 12s and Bntish Soa Skuas.
◄ Middle East combat
The 20 AB 212ASWs sold to Iran in 1974 are now behoved to bo non-opcrationol due to poor servicing and a lack of spare parts. Iraq’s order for 10 machines was embargoed with the outbreak of the Gulf War.
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FACTS AND
► Comprehensive avionics allow the AB.212ASW to operate In all weathers, and at any time of day or night.
► Two torpedoes or dopth charges are available for submarine attacks.
► For utility operations a 2270-kg (5.000-lb.) cargo sling may bo fittod.
FIGURES
► The AB.212ASW is able to oporato from decks previously used by tho similarly sized AB.204AS.
>■ In tho search and rcscuo role, the AB.212ASW can carry four stretchers.
> Tho ongino Is protected against salt wator
corrosion.
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AB.212ASW
Type: ASW and ASV neUcopter
Powerplant: one 1398-kW <1.875-hp.) Prati & Whitney Canada PT6T-6 Turbo Twin-Рас
Maximum speed: 338 knvh (149 m, p.h.) at sea level
Endurance: 5 hours, or 4 hours 7 min on an ASV mission with two AS t2 rrwsilos
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Gull, liring Frencli-supplied AS. 12 missiles The deliver,’ of 10 Alt 212ASWS ordered b) Iraq in l‘«3 was dehiycd and finally cancelled when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
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Above: The AB.212 can afso provide mid-course guidance corrections (via a Teseo TG-2 datahnk under the nose) lor ОТО Moiara ТОМАТ 2 anti-ship missiles used by tho Italian navy.
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Initial climb rate: 396 nViw (1.300 f. p-m i at 500 lev»!
Service ceiling: 3200 m (10.500 ft I
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Weights: empty 3420 kg (7,524 it).;, maximum take-off 5070 kg (11.154 43.)
Armament: two Mk 44. Mk 40 or MO 44 torpedoes or two mr-to-surface nwsiles
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Loft: Tho Turkish navy bought 12 AB.212ASWs. which serve aboard ‘Yavuz’-class fngates. Thoso arc fitted with Bntish-built Sea Spray radar and Sea Skua air-to-suriace missiles.
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Dimensions:
тли rolor dameter
length
height
main rotor disc area
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14 63 m (48 ft.) 17.40m(57 ft.) 4.53 m (14 ft 10 in) 168.10 m <1.809 sq. f1.|
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Oeperrtog on the ntemaf equipment »* and the type of meson to ce flown, tne catxi can bo« up to two crew, о addition to the ptots. wto operate the radar ana oppmg sonar Asematrvery, tho onbtn can how seven passengers or loo stretcher cases
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Unite many naval hetcootors. me AB212ASWS main rotor cannot be towed to save valuable space on a sbo’s dock the AB212 retains Sols dstnctivo tvwvDtadcW rotor fijyout wbch was t»st used wdc#/ on the penoomg Mood 47
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•7-20′ of the Italian navy wears the standard overall
medium sea-grey camouflage scheme. Dayglo
orange patches are also applied as on aid to visibility.
This machine serves with 5° Gruppo Eticotteri.
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Роли» lor the AB212ASW is provided by n jungle Pratt A WWtnoy Canada Turbo TwwPac ongmo it actuaDy conaeto of paved PT6T hzboehafts which are counted together and drrre via a common gearbox
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The Simple, twn Wodeo tar rolor 18 another typeal Be* design feature the rp of each blade s bnghtiy parted in Itakan national соЬигэ. – making it easy tor ground crew to see and avod the sp*mng rotor.
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AX but I2 Of tho Ita&Hi rutvya AB.212ASW»wu t«toa wm an APS 706 or 700 search raoar There have a range of 0.9 to 148 kr
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The A8.212ASW has an automated tight-control system whch gives hands off convorson under afl woaihot солсйюлз from the cruso stato lo hovonng ftglfl for ckppng sonar
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To cut down on drag, tho floats are осЛэгео In an omorgency. these nflate alter a compressed air Coltte e activated
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Agusta-Bell production
■. ^ 4 ;G: ‘Vjusta bu« many examples of – : commercially successful helicopter
“«o ‘«nomw ьэдт wdely
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В A8.205: Eke achovod phenomenal success with its UH-tD/H miMary lieficoptors and Agusta built several tor bom homo and expert customers.
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■ AB.412: Agusta began building the 412 in 1981 and. »n addition to the civilian version, has developed a specialised military variant
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■ A8.204: A specialised ASW/ASV variant of me 204 was developed by Agusta for the Italian navy It was later replaced by the 212.
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