Agusta A.103

The Agusta A.103 was an Italian prototype single-seat light helicopter flown in October 1959.

The pilot was enclosed by a perspex bubble with the engine at the rear and the tail rotor carried on an enclosed boom.

Specifications

Crew

1

Length

6.13 m (20 ft 1 in)

Height

2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)

Empty weight

280 kg (617 lb)

Gross weight

460 kg (1,014 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Agusta GA.70 air-cooled flat-four engine,

63 kW (85 hp)

Main rotor diameter

7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)

Performance

Maximum speed

150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)

Cruise speed

135 km/h (84 mph, 73 kn)

Range

450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)

Endurance

3 hr 20 min

Service ceiling

2,000 m (6,600 ft) (hover ceiling in ground effect)

Rate of climb

4.0 m/s (787 ft/min).