The First Civilian Aircraft That Looks Like V-22 Osprey

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The Leonardo AW609, a pinnacle of innovation in civil aviation, boasts a distinctive tilt-rotor system, driven by Pratt & Whitney turboshaft engines. Transitioning seamlessly from vertical takeoff to airplane mode at 316 mph, it serves VIPs, oil and gas operators, and discerning individuals, offering customizable cabin layouts, including a VIP executive option, a nine-passenger configuration, and a mockup search and rescue model.
The journey to introduce tilt-rotor technology to civilians began with Bell Helicopter's experimental XV-3 in the 1950s, evolving into the XV-15 in 1977. Bell-Boeing's V-22 Osprey, responding to a Pentagon requirement in the 1980s, became the first military tiltrotor aircraft. Despite success, tragic crashes during testing revealed challenges associated with vortex ring state (VRS). Enhanced safety measures, such as VRS warning systems and pilot training, were implemented to mitigate risks.
Priced at $20 to $30 million, the AW609 represents a significant investment in cutting-edge technology. Despite the high cost, the anticipation of witnessing the first civilian tiltrotor aircraft on the market persists. The aircraft's success hinges on pilot training to navigate challenges like VRS, raising the prospect that advancements in technology and safety protocols could pave the way for more tiltrotor aircraft in the future.
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@Interestingengineeringofficial 3 ай бұрын

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@gouravmisra2317 5 ай бұрын

Excellent 👌👌🎉🎉

@Mask60YT 2 ай бұрын

Is it just me or do tilt rotors have the same vibe as the folding tri wing ships in star wars like the lamda class shuttle. I cant wait till there are more tilt rotors on the market as i would like an osprey more, especially with the cargo ramp entrance on the back.

@TheProfficer 15 күн бұрын

Yea. For me it’s how they both have to change configuration to land.

@jebadiaha 4 ай бұрын

Leonardo Helicopters is the company, not the name of the aircraft. AW stands for AgustaWestland. This was the company name before they change the name to Leonardo. All Leonardo helicopters start with "AW." AW119, AW139, AW 169, AW189, AW09... and so on. Also the AW609 is built in Philadelphia, PA. Leonardo's facility is at the Northeast Philadelphia airport, 3050 Red Lion Road. Many lessons learned from the V-22 are incorporated into the AW609. VRS has been extensively flight tested on the AW609 and there is a warning as the aircraft approaches this flight condition. @seththomas3418 is completely correct. The crash rate of V-22s is less than other military aircraft. Unfortunately nothing is risk free. The AW609 is well into it's FAA certification testing. The Boeing 737 issues has the FAA on edge and is slowing many certification activities to ensure the products are safe for the public.

@girishmalviya7719 3 ай бұрын

Vortex ring state is always a possibility in helicopters as is stall for aeroplanes. All the pilots are trained to identify, avoid and recover from such aerodynamic events.

@ram64man 3 ай бұрын

It’s a shame they didn’t make it longer and add a large rear door for medical use then they could have had a market for au outback

@LordDustinDeWynd 4 ай бұрын

Are the engines cross-linked so if one engine fails it'll keep both shafts spinning?

@scotabot7826 3 ай бұрын

They have to be!!

@andreamanera6784 2 ай бұрын

They are, by an internal athwart shaft that connects the two rotors

@wayneyd2 4 ай бұрын

The AW609 has been in development for decades. NO NOT the V22. It started as XV-15.

@unguidedone 3 ай бұрын

you had me at turbines

@mikeg3810 4 ай бұрын

So jet engines or turbine engines instead of rotor blades can reduce or eliminate this problem?

@DCTriv 3 ай бұрын

You'd lose yaw.

@hobog 3 ай бұрын

This design is from the 80's or so

@UncleFester84 Ай бұрын

Considering all airliners today take their design from the Boeing 707, from the 50's...

@stickynorth 5 ай бұрын

I still have my doubts about the viability of tilt-rotor aircraft. On paper they are a great solution like switchblade/swing wing aircraft but in reality? Far far too messy and complicated to be a safe alternative... I hope I am delightfully proved wrong but after seeing sooooooooo many Osprey crashes and seeing the death toll? Probably not...

@Predator42ID 5 ай бұрын

You've been proven wrong for a while now. According to the Data provided by the Airforce and confirmed by other sources. Tilt rotors have a crash rate of around 3.1 followed by fixed wing at 5.3, and then Helicopters at 9.5. Give or take. The reality is the media blew the V-22s accidents out of proportion to the point where every uneducated person, thinks Tiltrotors are death traps when they aren't. Case and point the V-280 Valor which was selected to replace the UH-60 Blackhawk achieved and exceeded all operational requirements for the Army even had more than 300 hours of flight time.

@jus7addwater 5 ай бұрын

There is no question about viablity the concept works. Osprey is literaslly a safer aircraft than the blackhawk.

@yuv06 5 ай бұрын

Yeah they keep crashing

@jus7addwater 5 ай бұрын

@@yuv06 like blackhawks

@yuv06 5 ай бұрын

@@jus7addwater no Blackhawks are fined considering the numbers in operation.

@hmmidkjojo 2 ай бұрын

Do you need a commercial helicopter or fixed wing license to fly VTOL? Confusing shii

@gigagarreth5298 5 ай бұрын

My brother in christ that is a vertibird

@user-lz2qr6ih4c 5 ай бұрын

Transforming to Sea duck tricky use common sense rear tilt reverse thinking

@raphael7552 5 ай бұрын

Will it crash the same way as osprey ?

@lamontcranston5414 3 ай бұрын

Of all the complex engineering challenges with this type of aircraft, they bring up VRS, a well known issue with any rotory wing aircraft, seems to be more of a clickbait story that any real engineering challenge or story

@qwill8254 5 ай бұрын

I just site visited a 30 million dollars property... Hmmm 🧐

@user-mm1nt1it5v 5 ай бұрын

Leonardo is the company making the plane not the name of the plane. Its called the “ba609” not the “leonardo”.

@jebadiaha 4 ай бұрын

You are correct. Leonardo Helicopters is the company. AW stands for AgustaWestland.

@RamakrishnanSRM 3 ай бұрын

RIP fuel efficiency.

@Al828282 5 ай бұрын

The Fairey Rotodyne did it better!

@kastenolsen9577 5 ай бұрын

A good book on how to frugally colonize our solar system is Second Exodus Colony. Located at the Internet Archives.

@wildweasel3001 5 ай бұрын

Wrong colour 🎉 also computer control will fix the instability

@samfromportadown 5 ай бұрын

Is it as much of a flying coffin as the Osprey?

@amitsurve 5 ай бұрын

It's going to fail.

@Jul676869 5 ай бұрын

To fall 😂

@RoDutch 5 ай бұрын

Because antigravity is already on the commercial market... the problem till now is that all the sellers of antigravity engines get killed all the time

@Subzero-hh8ix 5 ай бұрын

@@RoDutch cool story bro

@RoDutch 5 ай бұрын

@@Subzero-hh8ix facts

@user-it3gp4vm1z 5 ай бұрын

@@RoDutchexplain how they work I dare you

@AftonAdams 3 ай бұрын

American designed and American developed 🤣🤣🤣

@Waxcoat 2 ай бұрын

Nope italian made

@andreamanera6784 2 ай бұрын

US started the job, Italian Leonardo is about to finish and get civil certification

@AftonAdams Ай бұрын

@@andreamanera6784-Nope, it is still American designed, American developed, and still American made in Philadelphia USA… it is just a cheap civilian version of the Bell V-280 Valor 😂😂😂

@andreamanera6784 Ай бұрын

@@AftonAdams you can continue to believe that, if you like, but it's just fairy tales

@AftonAdams Ай бұрын

@@andreamanera6784- The fairy tale is that you pathetic Italian sycophants believe that Leonardo had anything to do with the 609 design and development… or even the build… it is still made in America in Philadelphia USA 🤣🤣🤣

@NateWhitehorse 3 ай бұрын

Bad engineering design. Lose one rotor. You must learn to crash sideways.

@lamontcranston5414 3 ай бұрын

Not hard ot do a google search to find out that the rotors are joined by a drive shaft so in the event of a single engine out situation, the other engine will drive the rotor!

@ianrichards909 3 ай бұрын

It’s American designed, American developed, and American made… Leonardo, what a joke!

@MarcoMenozziPro Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, the Americans did not believe in it and would not invest their money in it. The project was bought by Leonardo, which has been investing in it for 20 years.

@ianrichards909 Ай бұрын

@@MarcoMenozziPro - Still doesn’t change the fact that it is American designed, American developed, and American made… in Philadelphia USA to be exact…

@MarcoMenozziPro Ай бұрын

@@ianrichards909 You are right about that, but Leonardo is not a joke, it's the owner and this detail is relevant in a capitalist economy.