Leonardo AW609

what is it?

The Leonardo AW609, formerly the AgustaWestland AW609, and originally the Bell-Agusta BA609, is a twin-engined tiltrotor VTOL aircraft with an overall configuration similar to that of the Bell–Boeing V-22 Osprey. It is capable of landing vertically like a helicopter while having a range and speed in excess of conventional rotorcraft. The AW609 is aimed at the civil aviation market, in particular VIP customers and offshore oil and gas operators.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 7.9 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 509 km/htop speed
• range 1,389 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 9passengers
• size 7,620 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 23 years ago, in 2003.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,389 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

2003-03-06

status

in development

number built

—

role

vtol corporate transport

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

AgustaWestland

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6C-67A

crew

2

passengers

9

length

13.4 m

wingspan

10 m

rotor diameter

7.9 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

7,620 kg

top speed

509 km/h

cruise speed

509 km/h

range

1,389 km

ceiling

7,620 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.