Read the forum code of contact Member for 13 years 6 months Posts: 593 Send private message By: Sanem - 17th January 2013 at 13:51 A thread dedicated to the AW609. I've been watching this design for some time now, I believe it offers a lot of important advantages over helicopters in many fields, SAR missions to name but one. WikipediaAgustaWestlandYoutube Latest news: http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2013-01-01/agustawestland-aw609-moves-forward-may-be-built-texashttp://www.gizmag.com/agustawestland-aw609-tiltrotor/21466/ Latest price estimates are around $30 million, but I imagine a working production line would quickly boost orders and reduce this number. How would such an aircraft compare to traditional helicopters in price, user friendliness and performance? Original post Sign in to post a reply
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By: Sanem - 17th January 2013 at 13:51
A thread dedicated to the AW609. I've been watching this design for some time now, I believe it offers a lot of important advantages over helicopters in many fields, SAR missions to name but one.
Wikipedia
AgustaWestland
Youtube
Latest news:
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2013-01-01/agustawestland-aw609-moves-forward-may-be-built-texas
http://www.gizmag.com/agustawestland-aw609-tiltrotor/21466/
Latest price estimates are around $30 million, but I imagine a working production line would quickly boost orders and reduce this number.
How would such an aircraft compare to traditional helicopters in price, user friendliness and performance?