Friday, October 30, 2015

AW609 Tilt Rotor Catches FIre, Crashes in Italy, Killing Both Test Pilots


An AgustaWestland AW609 prototype has crashed near SanthiĆ , in northwestern Italy, killing two test pilots on Oct. 30.

The tilt-rotor aircraft had taken off from Agusta’s airfield at Vergiate and the cause of the crash is still unknown.

According to the first reports the aircraft was in fire before it crashed into the ground.

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