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/images/notams/notams21/pizz0614/pizz0614.jpgThe AW609 answers to the needs of an aircraft with the speed, rangeand altitude of a fixed-wing turboprop aircraft, together with thevertical versatility of a helicopter during take-off and landing. This revolutionary combination, as well as the comfort of apressurized cabin in which you can fly over the weather, makes theAW609 a real asset. In order to transform a vertical flight helicopter into a planewith a horizontal flight, we use the tiltrotor, a real technicalfeat. The AW609 seems simple in concept, but complex in itsrealisation. Its pairs of three-bladed, 26-foot in diameter"prop-rotors", coupled to their 1,930 shp Pratt & Whitney PT6C-67Aturboshaft engines, must lift its 16,800-lb bulk into full verticalposition. /images/notams/notams21/pizz0614/aw609-1.jpgThey must then be able to rotate forward and move the 44-foot-long,33-foot-wide, 15-foot-tall airframe at forward speeds of 275 KTAS andaltitudes of 25,000 feet MSL. To accomplish this, the engines mustsimultaneously rotate back and forth between 95 degrees (straight up,plus another 5 degrees aft), and zero degrees (straight forward). Theengines must also be able to turn both rotor systems at any tilt angleas a whole, or independently. To make the units tilt as a matched set, the engineers employ onetilt-axis gearbox on each engine nacelle. The 609's rotor mechanism can best be described as a main rotor head that can rotate. The pedals and toe brakes look normal, and control pivoting about the yaw axis. But they are not connected to a tail rotor, and there is no rudder. In a hover, pedal inputs change the pitch on the rotors cyclically, causing one or the other set to drive the aircraft’s nose around its yaw axis. /images/notams/notams21/pizz0614/aw609-2.jpgAW-609 Leonardo vertical/short takeoff and landing "tilt-rotor"civil version. FeaturesFully animated 3D exterior model: Gear Flaps Flight controls Nacelle tilt DoorsFully animated 3D interior cockpit model: Stick Throttle Rudder pedals SwitchesMultiple liveries available SASL plug-in driven avionics and automated systemsDefault auto tilt, auto flap control options can be switched off for full manual control if desiredFlight manual3 models: Medical, VIP, AirlinerNav light selectionGarmin 1000Pilot automaticEngine systemsComplete NAV systemSASL3FMODVR possibleTexture 4KPBRAdditional tanks, more range, greater compliance for flights (fuel consumption, mass transport) /images/notams/notams21/pizz0614/aw609-3.jpgPurchase pizzagalli.ch - Agusta Westland AW-609 For X-Plane See other aircraft from pizzagalli.ch