Leonardo Tests Advanced Blade On AW609 Tiltrotor

Leonardo Caption: The improved RGF3 proprotor blade is ready for certification and production, Leonardo says

The improved RGF3 proprotor blade is ready for certification and production, Leonardo says.

Credit: Leonardo
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida—Leonardo is flight testing a new proprotor blade on its AW609 commercial tiltrotor, using a design developed and flown on the Next-Generation Civil Tilt Rotor technology demonstrator built under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program. The RGF3 blade provides hover efficiency...
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