Civil Tiltrotor Nears First Flight
The first two prototypes of the Bell/Agusta BA609, the world's first civil tiltrotor, are nearing completion and first flight could happen before the end of the year. First to fly will be prototype No. 1, whose wing and fuselage were mated in November 2000 at Bell's plant in Arling-ton, Texas...
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