AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the
first prototype of the AW169, a new generation 4.5 ton light
intermediate helicopter, successfully completed its maiden flight
yesterday. The AW169 programme is on schedule to achieve basic civil
certification in 2014. The AW169 was flown by AgustaWestland’s Chief
Test Pilot, Giuseppe Lo Coco, Test Pilot Giuseppe Afruni, and Flight
Test Engineers Massimo Longo and Stefano Rognoni at the company’s
Cascina Costa plant in Italy. The helicopter performed as expected
during the flight which included an assessment of the helicopter’s
general handling and basic systems. The first prototype will be joined
by two more aircraft later this year and a fourth prototype in 2013.
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