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EH101 PP1 returns home to Westland Helicopters factory in Yeovil, Somerset after spending some time in Italy for test flights and evaluation taking in some spectaular views over the Alps on the way.

This aircraft was assembled by Westand Helicopters in the UK and was the first Pre-Production (PP) prototype to fly. Nine prototypes were built in total, four by Agusta at Vergiate, Italy, and five by Westland at Yeovil.

PP1, the first prototype, was powered by three General Electric CT7-2A turboshaft engines which were rated at 1,625 shaft horsepower, each. In production, Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca RTM322 engines are optional, as are the more powerful CT7-8s. Produced in both military and civil variants, the Merlin is used in search-and-rescue, anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, airborne early warning and utility configurations. Production began in 1995 and continues today.