Tiltrotor Begins Ground Testing

Edited by James E. Swickard January 01, 2003
The Bell/Agusta 609 commercial tiltrotor has begun ground testing at Bell Helicopter's flight research center in Arlington, Texas. Jointly developed by Bell, a unit of Textron, Inc., and Agusta, an AgustaWestland company, the BA609 will undergo 40 to 50 hours of ``ground run'' testing prior to its...

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