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AgustaWestland at "Heli-Expo 2014" (3): AW-609 tilt-rotor completes envelope expansion flight trials and progresses
Anaheim, Usa - To FAA Certification flying phase
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that it completed AW-609 TiltRotor (airplane and helicopter) flight envelope expansion trials in December 2013, allowing the certification testing phase to commence as it makes progress towards Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) certification in 2017. This was achieved with the first two test aircraft which have now together flown almost 1,000 hours,...
fra/pec - 1158649
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency