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	Bell/Agusta BA609 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Bell/Agusta BA609 is a civil twin-engined tiltrotor VTOL aircraft with a configuration similar to the Bell Helicopter Textron/Boeing V-22 Osprey.It is being developed by Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company (BAAC), a joint venture between Bell and AgustaWestland.
		The first ground tests of the BA609 began December 6 2002.The first flight took place on March 6 2003 in Arlington (Texas/USA) with Roy Hopkins and Dwayne Williams at the controls.In June 2005 it performed the "Return to flight", expanding the flight envelope and tilting the nacelles.
		On July 22, 2005, the BA609 performed its first conversion to airplane mode in flight being the first civil aircraft in history to perform this feat.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/BA609 (204 words)

	BA609 World's First Civil Tiltrotor - Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company
		The BA609 Tiltrotor combines the speed, altitude, and comfort of a turboprop with the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter.
		Until the advent of the BA609, their tasks have been performed using a combination of private and chartered helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in concert with scheduled airline flights.
		The unique characteristics of the BA609 Tiltrotor can literally revolutionize this process by giving tightly scheduled executives a single efficient solution to the problem of getting from here to there in the shortest possible time with a noise level which is remarkably low.
	www.bellagusta.com /air_ba_main.cfm (490 words)

	News: Wing mated to Bell/Agusta Tiltrotor BA609
		First flight for the BA609 is scheduled for late next year, with FAA certification planned for 2003, with deliveries to follow.
		BA609 customer training will be conducted at this location, which will also serve as a delivery center.
		This versatile capability enables the BA609 to fly with twice the speed and range of conventional helicopters.
	www.helis.com /news/2000/ba609wm.htm (400 words)

	BA609 Tests Set Stage For First Hover Flight
		As BAAC officials are quick to point out, the BA609 is a different aircraft than the V-22 and is designed to commercial, not military, regulations and requirements and will be subject to a different set of certification standards.
		Barbour said the BA609 will be certified to FAA Part 29 and Part 35, and will meet stringent Category A performance standards for takeoff under one-engine inoperative conditions.
		The BA609 is projected to have a cruise speed of 275 kt.
	www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/aw122302stor.xml (1244 words)

	Global Defence Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		BA609 a/c 60003 is already at the AgustaWestland facility in Cameri and a/c 60004 is on assembly line at Fort Worth.
		The test aircraft, BA609 a/c 60001, is continuing to undergo flight test activities at Bell’s Flight Research Center, in Arlington, Texas where it has already achieved some very important testing milestones including flying at a speed of 300 knots and at altitudes up to 25,000 feet.
		The BA609 continues as one of the most highly anticipated aircraft ever; the backlog is expected to grow as flight tests continue and are completed through certification.
	www.global-defence.com /2006/Utilities/news.php?cmd=View&id=3353 (379 words)

	Aerospace Technology - Bell Agusta BA609 Aircraft
		The BA609 tiltrotor aircraft is being developed by Bell Agusta Aerospace Company, a joint venture of Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. and AgustaWestland, a Finmecannica company of Italy.
		The BA609 has a composite fibre-placed fuselage with aluminium internal structure, a six to nine-seat pressurised composite cabin and two composite three-bladed proprotors on swivelling nacelles.
		The BA609 is pressurised to fly at altitudes up to 25,000ft and its anti-ice/de-icing capability with heated rotor blades allows flight into known icing conditions.
	www.aerospace-technology.com /projects/ba609/index.html (845 words)

	AIN Online June 2003: Initial testing of BA609 civil tiltrotor flawless (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		“The BA609 has been flown with the nacelles tilted as far forward as 75 degrees, and as far aft as 95,” Hopkins said, 90 degrees indicating that the prop-rotors are in the horizontal position, like a helicopter’s main rotor.
		Hopkins’ compliments for his first time aloft in the BA609 last March 7 were probably the best that can be bestowed on a new general aviation aircraft, especially one that represents a whole new level of technology.
		The BA609 is designed to take as much three gs positive/one-half g negative during helo operation and throughout the conversion envelope, and three gs positive and one g negative in airplane mode.
	www.ainonline.com /issues/06_03/06_03_testingba609p104.html (1339 words)

	Bell Helicopter Press Release - 2006-02-20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Key successes in the initial BA609 certification testing phase included: over 38,000 equivalent flight hours on full scale wing, over 54,000 equivalent flight hours on flaperon, pressurization tests passed for aircraft number 001 to 25,000 feet, and bird strike tests passed for fuselage, wing and tail.
		BA609 tiltrotor promises to be a growth alternative for the market, allowing mission profiles and scenarios not previously possible with conventional airplanes or helicopters.
		The BA609 has the new Collins ProLine 21 3-screen display glass cockpit as standard, and will be certified for IFR flight in known icing conditions.
	www.bellhelicopter.textron.com /en/companyInfo/pressReleases/PR_060220_BA609fastVTOL.cfm (811 words)

	Agusta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1998 Agusta formed a joint venture with Bell Helicopter Textron called the Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company.
		Its aim was to develop the Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter and the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor aircraft.
		Bell later withdrew from the AB139 project, which is now known as the AgustaWestland AW139.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agusta (458 words)

	Bell Helicopter Press Release - Jun 13, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		BA609 Aircraft #02 is at Agusta’s assembly and flight testing facility in Italy, where tests are progressing in support of Aircraft #01.
		Key successes in the BA609 certification testing phase include: over 38,000 equivalent flight hours on full scale wing, over 54,000 equivalent flight hours on flaperon, pressurization tests passed for aircraft #001 to 25,000 feet, and bird strike tests passed for fuselage, wing and tail.
		The BA609 will have the new Collins ProLine 21 three-screen display glass cockpit as standard, and will be certified for IFR flight in known icing conditions.
	www.bellhelicopter.com /en/companyInfo/pressReleases/PR_2005Paris_609Status.cfm (746 words)

	BA609 Tiltrotor To Fly This Year (Feb. 19)
		ORLANDO, Fla. ---In the lead-up to first flight of the world's first civil tiltrotor, the BA609 is being prepared for ground run testing at Bell Helicopter's Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
		Set to begin in April, Ground tests on the BA609 will test the powerplant, hydraulics, electrical systems and overall design conformity prior to the aircraft's first flight this summer.
		By using a mock BA609 cockpit, the VMSIL can use a simulation math model and a synthetic visual image to provide "flight" inputs to the Flight Control Computer and Avionics subsystems.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/8745_us.html (642 words)

	Aerospace Daily: Bell/Agusta BA609 Civil Tiltrotor On Track Following V-22 Progress
		Despite significant differences between the two aircraft, the future of the BA609 had been in doubt after the V-22 was grounded after two fatal accidents in 2000.
		The BA609 began its first ground tests Dec. 6 at Bell's Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, but poor weather delayed further testing over the weekend.
		BA609 customer training would be conducted at Bell/Agusta headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, which also would serve as a delivery center.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/804404/posts (1039 words)

	News: BA609 Tests Set Stage For First Hover Flight
		Company officials are confident, however, that the BA609 will fly in either late January or early February, barring any major technical problems with hardware or software.
		Production engines will be slightly different from those in the preproduction BA609, and will each be rated at 1,940 shp.
		Bell reports having more than 85 orders for the BA609 from 40 customers in 18 countries.
	www.helis.com /news/2002/ba609.htm (1211 words)

	FINMECCANICA INC.::Products:Aeronautics:BA609 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Until the advent of the BA609, similar tasks were performed using a combination of private and chartered helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in concert with scheduled airline flights.
		The unique characteristics of the BA609 Tiltrotor can literally revolutionize this process by giving tightly scheduled executives a single efficient solution to the problem of getting from here to there in the shortest possible time.
		Certification on the BA609 is expected in 2007.
	www.finmec.com /ba609.asp (303 words)

	General Aviation News
		The Bell/Agusta 609 (BA609), the world's first commercial tiltrotor aircraft, has begun "ground run" testing in preparation for its first flight.
		The BA609 will undergo 40 to 50 hours of aircraft ground run testing prior to its first flight.
		The BA609 will be used in a wide variety of commercial and civil operations ranging from off-shore oil exploration to corporate transport, emergency medical service and small air carrier operations.
	www.generalaviationnews.com /editorial/articledetail.lasso?-token.key=6036&-token.src=index&-nothing (304 words)

	FLUG REVUE Aircraft Gallery: Bell/Agusta BA 609
		During the evaluation of the BA609 in helicopter mode (some 14 flight hours), an altitude of 5000 ft and a speed of 100 kts (185 km/h) was reached.
		Throughout 2004, the BA609 Number 1 was undergoing configuration modifications at the Arlington flight research center.
		During the 1.3-hour flight in hover mode, the BA609 flew around the pattern at Arlington Municipal Airport at a top speed of 86 knots with 75-degree forward tilt on the outboard nacelles.
	www.flug-revue.rotor.com /FRTypen/FRBA609.htm (1639 words)

	Nac Durban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The BA609 Tiltrotor combines the speed, altitude and comfort of a turbprop with the vertical takeoff and land capabilities of a helicopter.
		The versatile BA609 Tiltrotor is just the aircraft for a service whose missions are far, wide and challenging...and it is twice as fast as helicopters of similar capacity.
		Add up the BA609 Tiltrotor's unique capabilities and performance characteristics, add in operating efficiencies and the result is a superb utility aircraft.
	www.nachelicopters.co.za /ba_609.html (134 words)

	BA609
		Bell Agusta BA609 is a tiltrotor aircraft developed for the commercial market which combines the benefits of vertical taking-off and landing from rotorcrafts with airplanes' high-speed and low fuel consumption compared with rotorcraft.
		As of June 2002 in Texas, Bell/Agusta were conducting engine ground runs in preparation for the BA609 aircraft first flight.
		In June 2003, the Bell/Agusta BA609 was preparing for its first conversion to airplane mode after returning to flight status on 3 June 2005.
	www.deagel.com /pandora/ba609_pm00500001.aspx (320 words)

	Civil tiltrotor resumes flight test - Pilots of America Message Board
		The goal for the BA609 is 275 knots cruise speed, or nearly twice that of a conventional helicopter.
		Bell/Agusta hopes the BA609, which will be able to carry six to nine passengers, will garner sales from customers who now use airplanes and helicopters.
		A number of BA609 test flights were performed in March 2003, with the nacelles at or near 90 degrees for vertical flight.
	www.pilotsofamerica.com /forum/showthread.php?t=2414 (2081 words)

	AvBuyer.com - Aviation Articles - BELL AGUSTA HELICOPTER COMPANY UPDATE
		The Bell/Agusta BA609 is a six-nine passenger transport aircraft, which combines the speed and range of a turboprop airplane with the vertical takeoff and landing capability of a helicopter.
		Like the conventional helicopter itself, the ability to operate away from conventional runways is in large part the essential element the technology must be able to exploit for the speed advantage to be meaningful.
		However, despite Bell/Agusta’s enthusiasm for the BA609 and the future of the tiltrotor concept, the venture is not neglecting the future of conventional helicopters.
	www.avbuyer.com /Articles/Article.asp?Id=193 (1622 words)

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		The BA609 tiltrotor is poised to revolutionize the rotorcraft industry.
		This aircraft has the unique mission flexibility to take-off and land like a helicopter, yet cruise at speeds and altitudes like a turbo-prop fixed wing.
		Able to carry 6 VIPS, or 4 litters, or 9 airline comfort seating, the BA609 will certainly add new dimensions of versatility and choice to flight departments Worldwide.
	www.heli-x.com /Model.asp?ID=31 (63 words)

	Cover Story: World's first commercial tiltrotor aircraft development
		The Bell/Agusta Aerospace 609 (BA609) achieved its maiden flight Friday at Bell's Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
		The BA609 hovered at an altitude of 50 feet, performed left and right peddle turns, both forward and aft flight maneuvers, four take-offs and landings, nacelle position changes and stability testing for 36 minutes before setting down.
		It marks the first flight of an aircraft that will be available to the public that can not only fly with the high speed and range of an airplane, but can take-off, hover and land with the versatility of a helicopter," said Bell Helicopter Chairman and CEO John Murphey.
	www.jobwerx.com /news/Archives/textron031103.html (731 words)

	Defense Daily Network: Defense Industry news, analysis and business information
		Bell/Agusta Aerospace says that first flight of the much-awaited BA609 civil tiltrotor is expected in late 2000; the prototype wing and fuselage are now in tooling.
		The BA609, along with the V-22 Osprey military tiltrotor and its variants, will be built at Bell’s new Tiltrotor Assembly Center in Amarillo, Texas.
		A BA609 assembly line also is in the works at the Agusta plant near Milan, Italy.
	www.defensedaily.com /cgi/rw/show_mag.cgi?pub=rw&mon=0400&file=04rwcivil.htm (920 words)

	Newsroom: News: Bell Helicopter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		So far the BA609 has flown a total of nine flights with 14 hours of flight time.
		In addition, significant effort has been underway to support aircraft #002, which is now at an Agusta assembly and flight testing facility in Cameri, Italy, to begin its build-up for flight test in early 2005.
		The BA609 continues as one of the most highly anticipated aircraft ever, and we expect backlog to continue to grow as flight tests continue and are completed through certification.
	investor.textron.com /newsroom/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=147665&category=Bell (931 words)

	BA609 Tiltrotor Flight Test Update (July 21)
		In addition, significant effort has been underway to support aircraft No002, which is now at an Agusta assembly and flight testing facility in Cameri, Italy, to begin its build-up for flight test in early 2005.
		During the first phase of flight testing in 2003, the nine-passenger aircraft, jointly developed by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company and by Agusta, an AgustaWestland company, flew in excess of fourteen flight hours with the nacelles in the full aft to 15 degrees forward positions.
		The BA609 will cruise at 275 knots with a maximum range of 750 nautical miles, 1,000 nautical miles with auxiliary fuel tanks.
	www.defense-aerospace.com /produit/42666_us.html (786 words)

	MachineDesign.com: Up, up, and away: Civilian tiltprop back in the skies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		European and FAA certification of the BA609, the first civilian tiltrotor, is expected in 2008.
		The footprint of the BA609 is comparable to that of the S-76C+ (Sikorsky).
		The BA609 reaches a top speed of 275 knots and cruises at 25,000 ft — between the operating envelopes of helicopters and fixedwing turboprops.
	www.machinedesign.com /ASP/viewSelectedArticle.asp?strArticleId=58888&strSite=MDSite&catId=0 (525 words)

	Ba609 - Cannon Aviation - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Bell/Agusta BA609 is a civil twin-engined tiltrotor VTOL aircraft with a configuration The first ground tests of the BA609 began December 6 2002.
		BA609 achieves nearly 220mph in testing full airplane mode for the first time.
		Bell/Agusta BA609 The Bell/Agusta BA609 is a civil twin-engined tiltrotor VTOL aircraft with a configuration similar to the Bell Helicopter Textron /
	bytevista.com /?q=ba609 (505 words)

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