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Leonardo Helicopters has doubled down on its pursuit of a future tiltrotor aircraft, unveiling a new "optimised" design even as it ramps up flight testing of an EU-funded technology demonstrator.

Tiltrotor technology has limited civilian use, but the military has long used similar aircraft. Downtown-to-downtown service is one of the potential uses for the aircraft type. Vertical flight has ...

The first Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor production aircraft made its maiden flight on 13 October 2022 which included an initial inflight evaluation of systems and general handling and it has now completed ...

As we evolve the use of our air space during the next few decades, we will see numerous new innovations in aviation. For example, we will see drone usage increase, both for businesses and consumers.

The modern world offers many ways for civilians to travel in the sky. One can board an airplane or a helicopter, can climb inside the nacelle of a hot-air balloon, or can even dangle precariously ...

The first military examples of the Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor are on course for delivery in 2019, Brig Gen Saeed Ali Al Ali, deputy cdr of the UAE Joint Aviation Command (UAE JAC), commented at the IQPC ...

We've been following the development of Eurocopter's X3 demonstrator with interest in recent years, but it's far from the only aircraft that aims to combine the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) ...

After several years out of the public eye, Leonardo's AW609 tiltrotor aircraft re-emerged as the centerpiece of the aerospace and defense company's display at the 2021 Dubai Airshow this month. The ...