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AW101 Merlin
“Three engines, one mission: get it done.”
Leonardo Helicopters · helicopter
Length
46 ft 11 in
Wingspan
40 ft 2 in (rotor)
Max speed
155 kts
Range
440 nmi
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Engines
2x PW210A
Crew
1
Max passengers
10
Built
80
The AW101 Merlin is a three-engine medium-heavy helicopter built for the worst conditions. Anti-submarine, search and rescue, VIP.
Fun fact
The AW101 serves as the UK's Presidential-equivalent helicopter — it carries the Royal Family.
How to spot one
Modern Italian design. Retractable gear. Between AW109 and AW139 in size.
Crews call it
The One-Sixty-Nine
Sounds like
PW210A — modern turboshaft, relatively quiet for a medium twin
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the AW101 Merlin from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
Get Bogey