Leonardo On Target for Tiltrotor Tech Demonstrator Flight

Credit: Leonardo Helicopters
Leonardo is hoping to achieve certification of its long-awaited AW609 commercial tiltrotor by year-end. It has been more than a decade in the making, and the manufacturer is hoping it can steal a lead in the expected market for high-speed rotorcraft. But the company does not plan to stop with the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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