R6000 Tiltrotor Enters Full Transition Flight Campaign
The R6000 is powered by the type-certified AES100 turboshaft engine developed by state-owned Aero Engine Corp.of China.
Credit: United Aircraft
United Aircraft has begun full-scale transition flight testing of the 6-ton R6000 tiltrotor prototype this month, demonstrating the aircraft’s shift from vertical takeoff to fixed-wing cruise across the entire conversion envelope. rFounder and Chairman Gangyin Tian told Aviation Week that the...
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