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Agusta A 109 K2, Italy 1993Twin-engine rescue helicopterFrom 1991–1995, Rega commenced operations with 15 Agusta A 109 K2 helicopters. They replaced the 12 Alouette III SA 319 B and three Bölkow Bo 105 CBS helicopters. This meant that Rega’s helicopter fleet now comprised a single type.The helicopter with serial number 10007 and registration number HB-XWG went into service on 2 June 1993 and was deployed to help people in distress until January 2010. The “Golf” was stationed at Rega’s Engadine base ni Samedan.The Agusta was equipped with two powerful engines, which made it possible to also perform missions in high mountain regions. Moreover, in an emergency, the helicopter could continue flying with only one engine running – a significant step forward compared to the single-engine Alouette III.Part of the Agusta A 109 K2 helicopter fleet was replaced in 2003, when Rega’s lowland bases in Lausanne, Bern, Basel and Zurich were equipped with Airbus Helicopters EC 145 helicopters. From 2009, 11 AgustaWestland Da Vinci helicopters succeeded the A 109 K2 as Rega’s mountain helicopter type.
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  • Agusta A 109 K2, Italy 1993
    Twin-engine rescue helicopter
    From 1991–1995, Rega ...

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  • Agusta A 109 K2, Italy 1993
    Twin-engine rescue helicopter

    From 1991–1995, Rega commenced operations with 15 Agusta A 109 K2 helicopters. They replaced the 12 Alouette III SA 319 B and three Bölkow Bo 105 CBS helicopters. This meant that Rega’s helicopter fleet now comprised a single type.
    The helicopter with serial number 10007 and registration number HB-XWG went into service on 2 June 1993 and was deployed to help people in distress until January 2010. The “Golf” was stationed at Rega’s Engadine base ni Samedan.
    The Agusta was equipped with two powerful engines, which made it possible to also perform missions in high mountain regions. Moreover, in an emergency, the helicopter could continue flying with only one engine running – a significant step forward compared to the single-engine Alouette III.
    Part of the Agusta A 109 K2 helicopter fleet was replaced in 2003, when Rega’s lowland bases in Lausanne, Bern, Basel and Zurich were equipped with Airbus Helicopters EC 145 helicopters. From 2009, 11 AgustaWestland Da Vinci helicopters succeeded the A 109 K2 as Rega’s mountain helicopter type.

    Original section of a heliport, Switzerland 2018
    For landing on a hospital roof

    Some 280 of Switzerland’s hospitals have helipads (as of 2016), many of which are heliports located on the roofs of hospital buildings.
    Rega’s Agusta A 109 K2 helicopter is standing here on the original section of a heliport manufactured by Europoles Suisse. The full-size structure would be some eight times the size. It consists of aluminium profiles. The steel substructure can be float-mounted to keep the hospital building largely vibrationfree.
    The slightly raised red-and-white upstand prevents the helicopter from rolling over the heliport edge. Since a vertical railing would hinder take-offs and landings, fall-protection is provided by a horizontal, two-metre wide safety net mounted all the way round (the one on display is only 50 cm wide due to lack of space).
    The green illumination integrated into the surface indicates the edges of the landing area. Yellow-coloured floodlights serve to illuminate the heliport.
  • Inventory No.VHS-9839
  • Original/modelOriginal-Fahrzeug
  • Object typeObject (three-dimensional)
  • Manufacturer/operatorAgusta Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta S.p.A., Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    REGA Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht (ehemals SRFW) (*1952), Operator or user, archivalisch belegt
    Turboméca (1938), Engine manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
  • Dating1993
  • Object weightL x B x H 1305 x 288 x 310 cm
    Zylindermass Rotor: 1111 x 50 cm
    Leergewicht 2100 kg
    L x B x H Eins
  • Number of crew3
  • Number of passengers1
  • Type of propulsionGas turbine (internal combustion)
  • Power (kW)1150
  • Top speed (km/h)281