AW609 Program Accelerating Under AgustaWestland
Two AgustaWestland 609 tiltrotor prototypes have accumulated 750 test hours in flight tests, while two more test aircraft–slated to join the program this year and next–are under construction in Italy. Certification is planned for 2016.
Two AgustaWestland 609 tiltrotor prototypes have accumulated 750 test hours in flight tests, while two more test aircraft–slated to join the program this year and next–are under construction in Italy. Certification is planned for 2016.

AgustaWestland acquired the portion of the 609 program it did not already own from Bell Helicopter in 2011, effectively dissolving the joint venture known as the Bell Agusta Aircraft Co. The 609 program is headquartered at a new AgustaWestland facility in Arlington, Texas, across the field from its previous home at Bell’s XworX. The aircraft are to be certified initially by the FAA in the U.S. under Parts 25 and 29 and a new category called powered lift.

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