Agusta Helicopters: Books - History, Types and Construction

Agusta Westland A109 & the Belgian Air Force Display Team

This book brings is built up out of 2 major parts: an intense portrait of the popular Belgian A109 Demonstration Team "Razzle Blades" flown by Jo Jacobs and Stijn Soenens. We take you behind the scenes of the team, inside the cockpit during their display and along the crowd lines at airshows around Europe.
Famous for their spectacular display, using flares and for their accessibility to the public, this book is also a tribute to everyone who works on the AgustaWestland A109 in the Belgian Air Force.
The second part of this book brings you what you might have learned to expect from the Duke Hawkins books: A lot of action and close-up photos of every detail of the helicopter. We show you the entire fuselage, cockpit and cargo compartment, ...

This book not only includes the Belgian Air Force A109BAi, but also 109s from other air forces, such as the Swedish Air Force, RAF, New Zealand Air Force, Italian Customs Services, American Coast Guard and South African Air Force.

There is an extensive maintenance chapter, showing every internal detail, such as the engines, rotors, rotorshafts, avionics bays and much more. No detail is overlooked. Action photos show the versatility of the compact and agile helicopter all over the world, from the wide lands of New Zealand to the riverlands of Africa!

A129 Mangusta - Italian Attack Helicopter

This book tells the story of the Agusta A129 Mangusta, the first attack helicopter to be designed and produced wholly in Europe. The Italian Army commissioned this helicopter during 1990.
Based on this type is the Turkish-built TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK helicopter.