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The Agusta AB212ASW is an Italian version of the American Bell 212 helicopter, optimised for naval warfare. The Agusta AB212 is powered by one Pratt and Whitney PT6T-6 Turbo Twin Pac coupled turboshaft providing a top speed of 240 kmh and a range of 615 km. It has provision for an Emerson Dual Flexible Turret System for machine-guns or a cannon, and carries up to 500 kg of disposable stores carried on two hard points one on each side of the fuselage, typically comprising Mk 46 torpedoes, Sea Killer anti-ship missiles or AS 12 anti-ship missiles.
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The Agusta AB412 Grifone is an Italian utility and maritime patrol helicopter. It is operated by a crew of one and has provision for fourteen passengers or six litters and two attendants or 4000 lbs of freight carried in the cabin or 5050 lbs of freight carried as a slung load. A Pratt and Whitney PT6T-3B Turbo Twin Pac coupled turboshaft provides a top speed of 259 kmh and a range of 805 km or four hours flying time. Generally unarmed, provision is provided for one or two 25 mm Oerlikon-Buhrle KBA-B cannon mounted on the lower sides of the fuselage, or alternatively a 0.5 inch FN-Browning M3 heavy machine-gun mounted in a Lucas Helicopter Turret under the nose, and one or two 0.5 inch or 7.62 mm FN-Browning M3 heavy machine-guns pintle-mounted in the cabin doors and disposable stores carried on two hard points one each side of the fuselage.
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The Bell Model 412 is an American utility light/medium helicopter developed as an upgraded model of the Bell Model 212 and first flown in 1979, entering service in 1981. The Bell Model 412 is powered by a Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6T-3B-1 Turbo Twin Pac coupled turboshaft providing a top speed of 259 kmh and a range of 695 km fully laden. The Bell Model 412 carries a flight crew of one or two and up to 14 passengers or six litters plus one attendant or 4000 lbs of freight in the cabin or 4500 lbs of freight carried as a slung load.
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The Pacific Airmotive Corporation PAC Tradewind was an American twin-engined light transport aircraft based on the Beechcraft Expeditor aircraft of the Second World War. The PAC Tradewind was a cantilever low-wing monoplane powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-985-AN-4 or two Pratt and Whitney R-985-AN-14B Wasp Junior radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 386 kmh and a range of 3220 km depending upon payload. The PAC Tradewind carried a pilot and up to ten passengers plus 136 kg of baggage. A Turbo model, the Turbo-Tradewind powered by two Pratt and Whitney PT6A turboprops was also produced.
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PAC is an abbreviation for Political Action Committee
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The pac is a kind of moccasin, with the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper.
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PAC is American slang for Political Action Committee, an organisation created to promote a specific political agenda through a combination of lobbying and fundraising.
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