Meridionali/Agusta EMA 124

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EMA 124
General information
TypeUtility helicopter
National originItaly
Manufacturer Elicotteri Meridionali/Agusta
Number built1
History
First flight28 May 1970
Developed from Bell 47

The Meridionali/Agusta EMA 124 was a light utility helicopter flown in prototype form in Italy in 1970. [1] The design was undertaken by Agusta for production in a joint venture with Elicotteri Meridionali, based on the Bell 47 that Agusta was building under licence at the time. [2]

Contents

The EMA 124 retained the Bell 47's dynamic components, tubular tail, and undercarriage, but was fitted with a new, more aerodynamic forward fuselage with a cabin to seat three. [1] The fuel tank and engine installation were also "cleaned up", and the rotor omitted the stabiliser bars fitted to the Bell 47's rotor. [2]

A single prototype was flown in 1970 (registration I-EMAF), but nothing further came of the project. [3]

Specifications

Data from Stevens 1972, 184

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. 1 2 Taylor 1989, 648
  2. 1 2 Stevens 1972, 184
  3. ↑ Simpson 1998, 37

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