It has been reported from a number of sources that one of AgustaWestland’s AW609 prototypes crashed on Friday resulting in the death of its two pilots and a complete loss of the aircraft. The AW609 is intended to be a civilian Tiltrotor aircraft based, somewhat, on the same principles as the Boeing Osprey V-22. The AW609 is a much smaller aircraft intended for corporate travel that combines the need for vertical lift and a higher cruise speed than is offered by a conventional helicopter.
"We would not like to speculate about the potential causes of the incident during the ongoing investigation." Source: Don Dodson, Director of Operations at Dynamic International Airways.
ATC authorization for an aircraft to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach, stop and go, or full stop landing at the discretion of the pilot.
The Tiger Boys' Aeroplane Works & Flying Museum is a "hobby out of control" overseen by partners Tom Dietrich and Bob Revell. For the past thirty-five years, The Tiger Boys have tracked down the remains of rare old airplanes in barns, fields, forests, and from the bottom of northern lakes, then rebuilt these wrecks to better-than-new condition.
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