DATE: 21/02/10
SOURCE: Flightglobal.com
HELI-EXPO: AgustaWestland to learn BA609 fate by end of June
By John Croft
AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi says the long-delayed decision on whether Bell Helicopter will cede its majority share in the BA609 civil tiltrotor program to minority partner AgustaWestland will be made by the end of June.
“The deadline to close one way or another is the end of June,” Orsi said at a press conference in Houston on 20 February as part of the 2010 Heli Expo show. “We have said we are ready to take the lead on that program.”
Orsi in September told Flight International that AgustaWestland parent company, Finmeccanica, had “authorised us to conclude negotiations within certain conditions to reach this important achievement", and more recently, that the two companies have been discussing a “restructuring and optimization of the programme” and have been evaluating the “best way forward” to ensure the success of vectored thrust twin-turboprop aircraft.
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He notes test flight activities for the first two prototypes “are progressing” while the two additional aircraft will join the test flight programme in 2011 and 2012, respectively. “I am convinced the tiltrotor technology based on the BA609 continues to be one of the most highly anticipated concepts ever, dramatically expanding the possibilities of what an aircraft can do,” he says.
Finmeccanica has said there is a market for 500 aircraft within 10 years of first delivery, including 40-50 for the Italian government. Orsi says BA609 certification in the US and European Union is on schedule for 2013 and that more than 80 of the $29 million aircraft have been ordered so far by 40 customers, including government agencies.
Luca Peruzzi in Italy contributed to this report.
AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
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AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
"Siamo prondi ad assumere la guida di questo programma" ..... così dichiara AgustaWestland circa il futuro del convertiplano BA609 .....
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
i collaudi, dopo la piena acquisizione del programma da parte di AW, procedono .....
"AgustaWestland Takes Full Ownership of The BA609 Programme" .....
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/agus ... -programme
"FARNBOROUGH: AW609 nears 1,000h of flight testing" .....
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ng-401293/
..... e, già dallo scorso anno, erano state annunciate migliorie al velivolo .....
"AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor Aerodynamic Improvements Set To Boost Performance" .....
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/agus ... erformance
Ora si pensa, nell'ambito di un'iniziativa europea, ad un suo possibile successore .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... -tiltrotor
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"AgustaWestland Takes Full Ownership of The BA609 Programme" .....
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/agus ... -programme
"FARNBOROUGH: AW609 nears 1,000h of flight testing" .....
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ng-401293/
..... e, già dallo scorso anno, erano state annunciate migliorie al velivolo .....
"AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor Aerodynamic Improvements Set To Boost Performance" .....
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/agus ... erformance
Ora si pensa, nell'ambito di un'iniziativa europea, ad un suo possibile successore .....
Fonte ..... "AgustaWestland Pushes Ahead with Larger Tiltrotor" .....AgustaWestland could fly a larger “next-generation civil tiltrotor” (NGCTR) by 2020.
Propelled by internal company studies and research that began in 2000, the larger tiltrotor project is now being pushed to the next level with $328 million in new funding from the Industry/European Union’s CleanSky2 initiative.
While AgustaWestland is quick to point out that nearly 60 percent of this funding will go to program partners, the residual will provide a substantial catalyst.
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... -tiltrotor
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Complimenti ai piloti .....
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/aw60 ... eloe-award
SETP ..... "Iven C. Kincheloe Recipients" .....
http://www.setp.org/winners/iven-c-kinc ... ients.html
Chi era Iven C. Kincheloe ..... http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsh ... sp?id=1113
1950's -- Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. is pictured here with the X-2 rocket research plane.
Kincheloe, the personification of the "born pilot," went from flying model airplanes at age 5 to soloing on his 16th birthday to becoming America's "first spaceman."
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Fonte ..... "AW609 Test Pilots Receive Iven C. Kincheloe Award" .....Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that three of its AW609 test pilots have received from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots the prestigious Iven C. Kincheloe award and were recognized at the Society’s annual gala.
http://www.agustawestland.com/news/aw60 ... eloe-award
SETP ..... "Iven C. Kincheloe Recipients" .....
http://www.setp.org/winners/iven-c-kinc ... ients.html
Chi era Iven C. Kincheloe ..... http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsh ... sp?id=1113
1950's -- Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. is pictured here with the X-2 rocket research plane.
Kincheloe, the personification of the "born pilot," went from flying model airplanes at age 5 to soloing on his 16th birthday to becoming America's "first spaceman."
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Parlando di AW... in arrivo un ulteriore upgrade del gross weight...
http://helihub.com/2014/10/30/agustawes ... ght-aw139/
Sono curioso di vedere che cambiamenti comporterà alla cellula e ai sistemi interni...
http://helihub.com/2014/10/30/agustawes ... ght-aw139/
Sono curioso di vedere che cambiamenti comporterà alla cellula e ai sistemi interni...
AW169 Final Asssembly Line Electrician
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Un accordo interessante .....
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ps-409721/
Inoltre ..... "Bristow Commits To Being Partner and Customer for AW609 Civil Tiltrotor" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... -tiltrotor
Quello che dicono i piloti collaudatori ..... "Test Pilots Say AW609 is Easy to Fly" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... 9-easy-fly
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Fonte ..... "Bristow endorses AW609 for commercial ops" .....Helicopter services provider Bristow has agreed to work with AgustaWestland to optimise the AW609 for commercial operations, as it endorses the capabilities of the first civil tiltrotor aircraft to enter certification testing.
AgustaWestland displayed an AW609 emblazoned with the Bristow brand in the Heli-Expo exhibit hall.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ps-409721/
Inoltre ..... "Bristow Commits To Being Partner and Customer for AW609 Civil Tiltrotor" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... -tiltrotor
Quello che dicono i piloti collaudatori ..... "Test Pilots Say AW609 is Easy to Fly" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... 9-easy-fly
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Il comunicato congiunto di Bristow e AW .....
"AgustaWestland and Bristow Sign Exclusive Agreement for the AW609 TiltRotor Programme" .....
http://prod-app-01.bristowgroup.com/_as ... eement.pdf
"AgustaWestland and Bristow Sign Exclusive Agreement for the AW609 TiltRotor Programme" .....
http://prod-app-01.bristowgroup.com/_as ... eement.pdf
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Un convertiplano molto 'ossequioso' ..... il '609' ..... fa l'inchino .....
"Il convertiplano AW609 di Agusta Westland si inchina davanti a Matteo Renzi" .....
http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/cronaca/ ... OyZPJ.html
"Il convertiplano AW609 di Agusta Westland si inchina davanti a Matteo Renzi" .....
http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/cronaca/ ... OyZPJ.html
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Marina ed Esercito lo stanno prendendo in considerazione ..... ovvero ..... come poter rinunciare ad un nuovo, costoso 'giocattolo' ?
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /25044839/
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Fonte ..... "Italian Military, Industry Eye Tilt-rotors" .....But now, there's new interest in the aircraft by the Italian Navy and Army as both look to tilt-rotors to boost capabilities.
Strategy documents issued in recent months by the Army and Navy listed tilt-rotors as high on their shopping lists, just as AgustaWestland announces a series of planned upgrades for the AW609.
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /25044839/
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Bel colpo quello dell' accordo con bristow , detengono quasi il monopolio del mercato da e per le piattaforme petrolifere nel mare del Nord e non solo. Mi incuriosisce molto pensare a come si svolgerà' l'addestramento di evacuazione rapida con un conservatorismo ribaltato....
Argo riconobbe Ulisse, Penelope no.
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Scusa non ho letto gli articoli che hai riportato, ma per fare un sunto veloce, che fine aveva fatto il bA609? Lo "conosco" da anni ma per un bel po' non ne ho piu' sentito parlare
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Ti rimanderei a quanto viene scritto su Wikipedia ..... http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW609 .....flyforever85 ha scritto:Scusa non ho letto gli articoli che hai riportato, ma per fare un sunto veloce, che fine aveva fatto il bA609? Lo "conosco" da anni ma per un bel po' non ne ho piu' sentito parlare
e, in particolar modo, alla versione in lingua inglese ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW609 ..... ben più aggiornata e ricca di informazioni e note di quella, in verità assai povera, in italiano .....
- flyforever85
- 10000 ft
- Messaggi: 1404
- Iscritto il: 23 aprile 2006, 5:07
- Località: Philadelphia, PA
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Grazie, a quanto pare va avanti ma molto a rilento... poveri quelli che l'hanno ordinato nel 1999!richelieu ha scritto:Ti rimanderei a quanto viene scritto su Wikipedia ..... http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW609 .....flyforever85 ha scritto:Scusa non ho letto gli articoli che hai riportato, ma per fare un sunto veloce, che fine aveva fatto il bA609? Lo "conosco" da anni ma per un bel po' non ne ho piu' sentito parlare
e, in particolar modo, alla versione in lingua inglese ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW609 ..... ben più aggiornata e ricca di informazioni e note di quella, in verità assai povera, in italiano .....
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Sarà ma il 609 non mi convince... come ho detto molte volte lo considero un dimostratore tecnologico per un futuro convertiplano, di dimensioni e specifiche differenti, prodotto da AW
L'idea me la da la poca volontà nel portare avanti il 4° prototipo (o il primo 609 di produzione... non so come venga chiamato in azienda)
Il tutto è però dettato dal lancio della linea del 169 e il potenziamento di quella del 189 che vanno a discapito proprio del 609 e del 139 (leggera riduzione della produzione... 1 ogni 9 giorni al posto di 1 ogni 7)
L'idea me la da la poca volontà nel portare avanti il 4° prototipo (o il primo 609 di produzione... non so come venga chiamato in azienda)
Il tutto è però dettato dal lancio della linea del 169 e il potenziamento di quella del 189 che vanno a discapito proprio del 609 e del 139 (leggera riduzione della produzione... 1 ogni 9 giorni al posto di 1 ogni 7)
AW169 Final Asssembly Line Electrician
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Il 609 conquista un record .....
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Fonte ..... "Il Convertiplano (AW609) stabilisce il record di velocità sui 1.000 km: 2h18' dal Regno Unito all'Italia" ..... http://www.finmeccanica.com/-/aw609-recordCompletato in sole 2 ore e 18 minuti un volo di 1.161 km fra gli stabilimenti di Yeovil (Somerset, Regno Unito) e di Cascina Costa di Samarate (Milano).
Ridotti dal 30% al 50% i tempi di percorrenza rispetto alle combinazioni di automobile, elicottero e business jet.
Il convertiplano AW609 punta alla certificazione civile FAA nel 2017.
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
A seguito dell' incidente che ha portato alla tragica perdita di due piloti collaudatori e del secondo prototipo del convertiplano .....
"AW609 crash kills two pilots in northern Italy" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ly-418429/
..... AW, in occasione del salone di Dubai, conferma il proprio impegno nel programma .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... -t-418828/
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"AW609 crash kills two pilots in northern Italy" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ly-418429/
..... AW, in occasione del salone di Dubai, conferma il proprio impegno nel programma .....
Fonte ..... "DUBAI: AgustaWestland restates commitment to AW609 tiltrotor" .....Speaking at the air show this morning, AgustaWestland chief executive Daniele Romiti declined to comment on the ongoing investigation, but reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the tiltrotor programme.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... -t-418828/
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
era una mossa prevedibile... come avevo scritto tempo fa, il 609 è il banco prova per il prossimo tiltrotor che agusta sta progettando...
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Gli Emirati ci credono .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... le-418902/
Il commento di 'DefenseNews" ..... "UAE Picks AW609 for Tiltrotor Requirement" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /75501164/
Con la speranza che non faccia la stessa fine del contratto relativo agli addestratori .....
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Fonte ..... "DUBAI: AW609 boosted by UAE backing for SAR role" .....AgustaWestland has scored a major breakthrough for its troubled AW609 programme, with a tentative order from the United Arab Emirates Joint Aviation Command (JAC) for three of the developmental tiltrotors, plus three options.
To be configured for search and rescue missions, the JAC will become the launch customer for the variant and help to shape its configuration.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... le-418902/
Il commento di 'DefenseNews" ..... "UAE Picks AW609 for Tiltrotor Requirement" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /75501164/
Con la speranza che non faccia la stessa fine del contratto relativo agli addestratori .....
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Chi dice una cosa ..... chi ne dice un' altra .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /75637106/
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Fonte ..... "UAE Armed Forces: No Negotiations on V-22 Tiltrotor" .....The United Arab Emirates is denying there are negotiations to acquire V-22 tiltrotor aircraft, despite statements suggesting otherwise from the Bell Boeing team that builds the aircraft.
"There are no V-22 discussions going on at this time," a UAE military official said Wednesday evening at the Dubai Airshow.
That appears to contradict a statement from Bell Helicopter on Tuesday after the UAE selected the AgustaWestland AW609 tiltrotor to be its new search and rescue system.
After that decision, a Bell spokeswoman said the US and UAE are still communicating about the potential of a V-22 sale to the nation.
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /75637106/
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Terzo prototipo ..... presto l'inizio delle prove a terra .....
"Ground trials near for third flight-test AW609" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 09-420199/
"Ground trials near for third flight-test AW609" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 09-420199/
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
richelieu ha scritto:Terzo prototipo ..... presto l'inizio delle prove a terra .....
"Ground trials near for third flight-test AW609" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 09-420199/
sono perplesso.... ma non posso addentrarmi nei particolari
AW169 Final Asssembly Line Electrician
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Si procede, sia pure a piccoli passi, in attesa degli esiti dell' inchiesta .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... -t-422548/
Fonte ..... "HELI-EXPO: Return to flight edges closer for AW609 tiltrotor" .....Personnel from Italy’s ANSV agency continue to probe the crash, but were only recently able to retrieve the data stored in the heavily damaged combined flight-data and cockpit-voice recorder.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... -t-422548/
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
"Abbiamo compreso le cause dell' incidente" ..... afferma Finmeccanica ..... ma si attendono i risultati dell' inchiesta ufficiale ancora in corso .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 09-422670/
Intanto ..... un operatore americano sigla un 'MoU' relativo ad uno studio che potrebbe portare alla realizzazione di una versione dedicata all' emergenza medica .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... w6-422669/
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Fonte ..... "HELI-EXPO: Finmeccanica confident on cause of AW609 crash" .....Speaking on the sidelines of the Heli-Expo show in Louisville, Clive Scott, AW609 programme manager, said: “We have a very good understanding of the events and have a view of the most probable causes. That is what’s leading us to say we are expecting to resume flight tests.”
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 09-422670/
Intanto ..... un operatore americano sigla un 'MoU' relativo ad uno studio che potrebbe portare alla realizzazione di una versione dedicata all' emergenza medica .....
Fonte ..... "HELI-EXPO: Era signs to lead EMS development of AW609" .....Chris Bradshaw, Era Group chief executive, says the exclusive deal – similar to earlier agreements for other versions – will allow it to “understand the capabilities and mission profile” of the AW609, in order to draw up the business case for its operation.
It will also incorporate market research into potential customer requirements, and the design of “a cabin for advanced medical care”, in order to offer “premium emergency medical services”.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... w6-422669/
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Si riparte .....
Anche qui ..... "Third AW609 Enters Flight-test Program" .....
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Fonte ..... "Ground runs begin for third AW609 prototype as certification slides" .....AgustaWestland has made major steps towards getting the AW609 civil tiltrotor programme back in the air with the resumption of tests using the initial prototype and the start of ground runs of the third flight-test article.
However, programme delays now appear to have pushed the certification schedule into 2018, from the previous target of 2017.
Anche qui ..... "Third AW609 Enters Flight-test Program" .....
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Moretti parla della nuova "Leonardo"
http://www.helipress.it/schede-1671-com ... ro_moretti
Quindi... Nuovo elicottero all'orizzonte (la speculazione è che possa essere l'erede del 109), investimenti pesanti per l'AW609 e focalizzazione sulla piattaforma AW149 (AW189 militare in pratica)
http://www.helipress.it/schede-1671-com ... ro_moretti
passaggi più consistenti... investimenti per il quinquennio 2016-2020
Gran parte dell’attenzione economica, commerciale e industriale sarà quindi rivolta alle prospettive per l’elicottero militare AW149, al convertiplano AW609 e su un nuovo progetto: l’elicottero AW209, un modello su cui Leonardo mantiene il massimo riserbo ma sul quale sono già stati fatti importanti investimenti economici
In due anni abbiamo sfornato due elicotteri, l’AW169 e l’AW189, mentre l’AW609 è in dirittura d’arrivo: nessuna impresa al mondo ha raggiunto simili traguardi
Quindi... Nuovo elicottero all'orizzonte (la speculazione è che possa essere l'erede del 109), investimenti pesanti per l'AW609 e focalizzazione sulla piattaforma AW149 (AW189 militare in pratica)
AW169 Final Asssembly Line Electrician
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Le ipotesi di heliPRESS sull' ancora 'misterioso' AW209 .....
"Leonardo è al lavoro sul nuovo elicottero AW209" .....
"Leonardo è al lavoro sul nuovo elicottero AW209" .....
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Secondo Air & Cosmos .....
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Il testo completo ..... "L'AW609 continue ses essais" .....Le troisième prototype du convertiplane AW609 TiltRotor, le A/C3, a complété avec succès ses essais au sol, qui se sont déroulés sur le site de la Divisione Elicotteri (anciennement AgustaWestland) de Cascina Costa di Samarate, près de Varèse (Lombardie).
Ces tests au sol font suite à la reprise des essais du premier prototype (A/C1) le 15 avril dernier.
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
A scoppio ritardato .....
"Convertiplano sotto sequestro" .....
"Convertiplano, sequestro che fa paura" .....
"SOTTO SEQUESTRO IL CONVERTIPLANO AW-609" .....
A questo punto ..... non posso fare altro che grattarmi la testa .....
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"Convertiplano sotto sequestro" .....
"Convertiplano, sequestro che fa paura" .....
"SOTTO SEQUESTRO IL CONVERTIPLANO AW-609" .....
A questo punto ..... non posso fare altro che grattarmi la testa .....
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
L' inchiesta ..... primi risultati .....
ANSV ..... Interim Statement .....
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Fonte ..... "AW609 control laws initiated 'Dutch roll': investigators" .....Italian investigators believe that flight control laws governing the AgustaWestland AW609 were partly responsible for the fatal crash of the programme’s second flight-test prototype (N609AG) after they initiated an “augmented Dutch roll”.
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In an interim report, investigation agency ANSV says analysis of data retrieved from the AW609’s combined flight-data and cockpit voice recorder indicates that shortly before the accident the pilot in command had detected the “onset of oscillations on the roll axis of the aircraft”.
Although he attempted to counteract the motion by manoeuvring on the roll axis, the tiltrotor’s flight control laws caused it to behave unexpectedly “generating a control on the yaw axis” to compensate for expected aerodynamic effects.
This, says the report, formed “a phenomenon described during the investigation as ‘like an augmented Dutch roll.’”
ANSV ..... Interim Statement .....
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Presto la ripresa dei collaudi .....
Fonte ..... "FARNBOROUGH: AW609 close to resuming flight testing" .....Those evaluations are being conducted with the third prototype, which had until recently been impounded by a magistrate probing the 30 October accident in the north of Italy.
That aircraft has now been released, says Leonardo, and will transfer to the USA “by the end of September”.
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Lieve ritardo nella certificazione e futuri sviluppi del programma .....
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Fonte ..... "FARNBOROUGH: AW609 certification slips, but test flights to resume shortly" .....Leonardo’s helicopter division admits the certification timeline for its AW609 civil tiltrotor has slipped slightly as a result of last October's fatal crash involving the second flight-test prototype.
However it intends to return the aircraft to flight "in a matter of weeks" and will operate it both airplane and helicopter modes.
Speaking to FlightGlobal at the Farnborough air show, divisional chief Daniele Romiti said “the programme is moving on”.
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Collaudi ..... si riparte .....
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Fonte ..... "AW609 heads for Philadelphia as flight testing resumes" .....Leonardo's initial AgustaWestland AW609 flight-test prototype has begun transitioning to the company's site in Philadelphia following the resumption of flight tests in late July.
According to tracking website FlightRadar24, the civil tiltrotor (N609TR) traveled from its base at Arlington, Texas on 10 August via Huntsville, Alabama; Greenville, South Carolina; and Richmond, Virginia.
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
AW609 ..... il terzo esemplare ha iniziato le prove di volo e il programma riprende un nuovo slancio .....
Anche su FlightGlobal ..... "AW609 prepares for icing trials as flight tests resume" .....
Leonardo AW ..... "Il programma AW609 prossimo all'avvio delle prove in presenza di ghiaccio" .....
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Fonte: AINonline ..... "Third AW609 Airborne, Will Soon Start Icing Trials" .....The third Leonardo Helicopters AW609 civil tiltrotor, AC3, recently began flight testing from the company's Philadelphia plant and will soon head to Marquette, Michigan, for cold weather testing and icing trials, the company announced today.
Meanwhile, AC1 has been returned to Italy for modifications, while AC4 is under assembly in Philadelphia.
Manufacture of production aircraft is scheduled to start there in 2018.
Leonardo also reaffirmed its intent to gain FAA certification for the AW609 next year.
Anche su FlightGlobal ..... "AW609 prepares for icing trials as flight tests resume" .....
Leonardo AW ..... "Il programma AW609 prossimo all'avvio delle prove in presenza di ghiaccio" .....
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
AW609 ..... l'ultimo annuncio dell' ormai ex Amministratore delegato Moretti .....
Fonte: FlightGlobal ..... "Leonardo bullish on defence helicopter market" .....Moretti also says Leonardo will “open the orders” for the new AW609 tiltrotor in the second half of 2017, ahead of service entry for the type “at the beginning of 2019”.
Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Entrata in servizio nel 2019 ..... secondo Air & Cosmos .....
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..... "Leonardo vise l'entrée en service de son AW609 pour 2019" .....Le programme du convertible civil de Leonardo, l'AW609, garde pour objectif une entrée en service en 2019.
Selon les dires du constructeur aéronautique, ce dernier finalise la processus de certification avec la FAA.
Au cours de ce printemps, le troisième AW609 d'essais, AC3, a passé le cap de la campagne d'essais givrage artificiel à Marquette, dans le Michigan, aux Etats-Unis.
D'ici la fin de cette année, Leonardo débutera les essais de certification fatigue fuselage en Pologne, ou une cellule servira à cette fin.
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Re: AW ..... "Siamo pronti" .....
Ulteriori informazioni da ainonline.com .....
..... "Leonardo Reports Substantial Progress on AW609 Tiltrotor" .....
..... "Leonardo Reports Substantial Progress on AW609 Tiltrotor" .....