Bell/Agusta BA609 / Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor Family
The AW609 is a civil tiltrotor designed to combine helicopter-like vertical takeoff and landing with the speed, range, altitude, and pressurized cabin of a turboprop airplane. Originating as the Bell/Agusta BA609 and continued by AgustaWestland and Leonardo, it is being developed under a dedicated powered-lift certification basis for passenger, business, emergency medical, search-and-rescue, offshore, patrol, and government missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AW609BA609Bell/Agusta 609AgustaWestland AW609
- Family Name
- Leonardo AW609
- Full Name
- Bell/Agusta BA609 / Leonardo AW609 Tiltrotor Family
- Roles
- businessutilityair_ambulancesearch_and_rescuereconnaissanceexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- development
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The AW609 is a civil tiltrotor designed to combine helicopter-like vertical takeoff and landing with the speed, range, altitude, and pressurized cabin of a turboprop airplane. Originating as the Bell/Agusta BA609 and continued by AgustaWestland and Leonardo, it is being developed under a dedicated powered-lift certification basis for passenger, business, emergency medical, search-and-rescue, offshore, patrol, and government missions.
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:21:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:21:13 UTC