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BA609 Tiltrotor Flies in Public Again
By: Thierry Dubois
Caption: In May, the second prototype of the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor flew for the first time in public.
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In May, the second prototype of the Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor flew for the first time in public. The aircraft participated in the flying display at the Giornata Azzurra 2007 airshow in Pratica di Mare, near Rome, on May 27. The first prototype had in the past been displayed in a flight to the media in Fort Worth, Texas. The BA609 also performed at the Paris Air Show last month.