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Agusta A109

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Agusta A109M
U.S. Coast Guard MH-68A Stingray
Description
Role	lightweight multipurpose helicopter
Crew + passengers	1/2 + 7/6
Dimensions
Length	13.04 m (main rotor to tail rotor)
Fuselage length	11.45 m
Height	3.50 m
Rotor diameter	11.00 m
Weights
Empty	1,576 kg
Maximum internal fuel
Maximum take-off (int./ext. load)	2,850/3,000 kg
Powerplant
Engines	2 x Pratt & Whitney 206C or 2 x Turbomeca Arrius 2K1
Power	2 x 423 kW or 2 x 426 kW
Performance
Maximum speed	285 km/h
Combat range (internal fuel)	965 km/h
Ferry range (external fuel)
Service ceiling	5,974 m
Maximum rate of climb	9.8 m/s
Armament
Gun	possibilities include 12.7 mm machine gun (250 rounds) in pod, pintle mounted 7.62 mm machine gun, door gunner post 12.7 mm machine gun
Missiles	possibilities include 2 x TOW missile launchers (2 or 4 missiles each), unguided rockets in pods (2.75" or 81 mm rockets with 7 or 12 tubes per pod), rocket/machine gun pod (70 mm x 3 rockets and 12.7 mm machine gun (200 rounds))

The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. It is a light-weight, twin engine, eight seat multipurpose helicopter.

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Variants

A109A: powered by Allison 250-C20.
- A109A EOA "Hirundo": Military Version for the Italian Army.
A109AII
A109C: powered by Allison 250-C20R-1.
A109K2: Civilian version for high altitude and high temperature operations.
A109M: Military version.
- A109KM: Military version for high altitude and high temperature operations.
- A109CM: Standard military version.
- A109LUH: Version created for the South African Air Force
A109E Power: Upgraded civilian version.
A109S Grand: Lenghtened upgraded civilian version with P&W 207 engines.

A119 Koala: Wide-body single-engine civilian version.

The Agusta A109 is also used by the United States Coast Guard HITRON as a short range armed interdiction helicopter under the designation MH-68A Stingray.