Newest AW101 variant makes airshow debut
The latest variant of Agusta Westland’s AW101 medium-lift helicopter is appearing at the Paris Air Show for the first time here this week, raising the new

The latest variant of Agusta Westland’s AW101 medium-lift helicopter is appearing at the Paris Air Show for the first time here this week, raising the new variant’s international profile and helping the manufacturer promote new business with the likes of Fittipaldi Aircraft, a joint venture between car racing legend Emerson Fittipaldi and investment bank State Capital.

The latest variant of the AW101 features new, more efficient main rotor blades, more powerful engines, a new cockpit display system and a new uprated tail rotor. The upgrades enable the AW101 to fly faster, farther and with more payload, while improving performance in adverse conditions.