BA609 Tiltrotor To Expand High-Speed Flight Envelope
Bell/Agusta Aerospace Co.'s BA609 commercial tiltrotor (see photo), which flew for the first time in full airplane mode last month, reaching a speed of 190 kt., will be flown to a maximum speed of 293 kt. in the next two weeks as the flight test envelope continues to be expanded, says Jack Gallagher...
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