Remembering AgustaWestland: The Rise (And Fall) of a Helicopter Giant!
Today, AgustaWestland is remembered for having produced some of the best and most versatile helicopters to have ever flown, including the AW101, AW109 and AW139 - all of which have been used in many different roles by hundreds of operators!
Whilst AgustaWestland is technically still around today, instead operating as Leonardo's helicopter division, the AgustaWestland name still lives on through the history and helicopters this giant produced...
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Pre-AgustaWestland: Agusta
Having built and flown his first aircraft in 1907, aviation enthusiast and European nobleman, Count Giovanni Agusta, would spend the 1910's and 1920's raising enough money to found his own aircraft manufacturer.
Founded in 1923, the count woul...