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The Agusta A119 Koala is a new wide-body single-turbine helicopter. It provides safety, high productivity and performance at a competitive price. The A119 Koala is suitable for aerial work, public utility and law enforcement missions as well as for some typical military roles such as liaison,executive and passenger trasportation, command and control, light utility, edical evacuation and flight training. The Koala features both an attractive price and a low cost of ownership. The Koala takes advantage of the sophisticated, path-breaking technologies developed for use on the A109. The technical innovations include a main rotor head in titanium with composite blade grips and elastomeric bearings. This solution maintains the dvantages of a fully articulated rotor while significantly reducing the weight of the rotor head as well as maintenance requirements, the number of components and, therefore, costs. The A119 Koala is equipped with state-of-the-art avionics designed to reduce the pilot's workload. |