The Agusta A.103 was an Italian
prototype
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single-seat light
helicopter
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flown in October 1959. The pilot was enclosed by a
perspex
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bubble with the engine at the rear and the
tail rotor
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carried on an enclosed boom.
Specifications
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External links
luftfahrt-archiv.de
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Agusta aircraft
1950s Italian civil utility aircraft
1950s Italian helicopters
Aircraft first flown in 1959
Single-engined piston helicopters