Aircraft
Third AW609 Tiltrotor To Fly by Mid-2016
Ship 03 is nearing completion in Italy and will be relocated to Philadelphia for flight testing in the first half of next year.
The third flight-test AW109 civil tilrotor is nearing completion at AgustaWestland's plant in Italy and will be shipped to Philadelphia early next year. It is expected to fly by the middle of next year. (Photo: AgustaWestland)
The third flight-test AW109 civil tilrotor is nearing completion at AgustaWestland's plant in Italy and will be shipped to Philadelphia early next year. It is expected to fly by the middle of next year. (Photo: AgustaWestland)

The third flight-test AW609 is expected to fly by the middle of next year as work continues on AgustaWestland's civil tiltrotor program following the fatal crash of Ship 02 on October 30. “With regards to the AW609 tiltrotor anticipated certification date, Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland is fully committed to mitigating any delay that our recent tragic accident, and the subsequent investigation, might have on the program itself,” the company told AIN. 


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