Tokyo Metropolitan Government evaluates the AW609 tiltrotornews Terry Spruce 2 Sep 20 0Rome – 2 September 2020 – The Tokyo Metropolitan Government recently announced the intention to evaluate the AW609 multirole commercial tiltrotor’s unique capabilities to deliver… Read more
AW609 moves forward to begin icing trials soonnews Terry Spruce 22 Feb 17 0The AW609 TiltRotor program is expected to start icing trials soon, following recent ground and flight testing activities. The program remains on track for FAA… Read more
First flying AW609 arrives in Philadelphianews Terry Spruce 12 Aug 16 0The first flying AW609 prototype has arrived in Philadelphia following a recent resumption of flight testing. Departing from Arlington, Texas, the aircraft’s flight plan included… Read more
Third prototype AW609 TiltRotor performs ground runnews Terry Spruce 5 May 16 0Leonardo-Finmeccanica has announced that the third prototype of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has completed its first ground run at the company’s facilities in Cascina Costa,… Read more
Era Helicopters to help develop EMS role for AW609news Alasdair Whyte 9 Mar 16 0Finmeccanica Helicopter Division and Era Group Inc will jointly develop an Emergency Medical Service variant of the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor. Era is a major customer… Read more
UAE selects AW609 TiltRotor for SAR opsnews Terry Spruce 18 Nov 15 0The Joint Aviation Command (JAC) of the UAE is to be the launch customer for the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor SAR variant. The JAC has three… Read more
Prototype AW609 crash kills twonews Alasdair Whyte 2 Nov 15 0One of the prototype AgustaWestland AW609 tiltroters has crashed in Italy, killing the two pilots. The aircraft came down during a regular test flight at… Read more
AgustaWestland launches interior design competition for AW609news Terry Spruce 14 Apr 15 0AgustaWestland has launched a new design competition for the interior of the AW609 Tiltrotor. Several design studio companies will compete to have their layout selected… Read more
AgustaWestland to move AW609 production to Philadelphianews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0AgustaWestland will move its AW609 tilt-motor production line to Philadelphia. The company says that it will move most of its flight test program to its… Read more
AgustaWestland signs Bristow platform development dealnews Alasdair Whyte 4 Mar 15 0AgustaWestland has signed a platform development deal with Bristow Helicopters that will see the companies cooperate on dedicated oil and gas and search and rescue… Read more
Leonardo Helicopters AW609 Tiltrotor: Buyer’s and Investor’s GuideHelicopter Guide Terry Spruce 2 Sep 14 0Leonardo Helicopters (formerly AgustaWestland) AW609 Tiltrotor is a ground-breaking design of a hybrid helicopter, capable of taking off like a helicopter and then transiting to… Read more
AW609 TiltRotor completes autorotation trialsnews Terry Spruce 25 Apr 14 0The AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor completes the autorotation trials progamme. The AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor has completed the series of autorotation trials successfully. Between the end of… Read more
AgustaWestland AW609 completes first customer demo flightsnews Terry Spruce 3 Mar 14 0AgustaWestland completed the first customer demo flights of its new AW609 TiltRotor during the 2014 Heli-Expo 2014 in Anaheim, California. AgustaWestland completed the first customer… Read more
Northrop Grumman provides Inertial Navigation Products to TiltRotornews Terry Spruce 27 Feb 14 0Northrop Grumman will provide inertial navigation products to AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor vertical take-off and landing aircraft. AgustaWestland has chosen Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide flight-critical… Read more
AgustaWestland testing new aerodynamics on AW609 TiltRotornews Terry Spruce 4 Sep 13 0The Second prototype aircraft is being test flown at the AgustaWestland Cascina Costa flight test facility in Italy. AgustaWestland is testing a number of aerodynamic improvements… Read more
AgustaWestland completes AW609 acquisitionnews Terry Spruce 29 Nov 11 0AW609 tiltrotor civil certification expected in 2015 Read more
