FIRST MATE

The wing and fuselage of the first production prototype Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor have been mated at Bell's facilities in Fort Worth. Plans call for the aircraft to fly in August 2001 followed by FAA certification in 2003. Bell is building four prototypes for the flight test program...

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