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It has been reported from a number of sources that one of AgustaWestland’s AW609 prototypes crashed on Saturday morning 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 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. As was perfectly predictable, the announcement that Northrop Grumman was chosen to develop the new U.S. Air Force long-range strike b