AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Photo: Leonardo Helicopters
| Lift type | Tilt-rotor | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Business | ||
| Final assembly | Philadelphia (Northeast) , Taranto (Grottaglie) | ||
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The fuselage is aluminium with skin and wing formed of composites. The fuselage skin incorporates graphite stringers and Toray composites, as do the wing and nacelles.
The T tail configuration has conventional elevators and no rudder. The horizontal tailplane can be raised above the rotor wake to minimise pitching at transition phase.
Size of wing determined by fuel requirement vs centre of gravity and safety. It has two-segment, trailing edge flaperons.
Titanium/composites cross shafts keep both proprotors turning in event of single engine failure. A manual screw jack facility enables the proprotors to be tilted into helicopter mode if cross shafts fail.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Leonardo AW609 | 1997 / 2003 | Light utility tiltrotor, formerly known as BA609 due to prior Boeing influence. |
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| Design | Design Software (1) |
| Materials | Composites (3) Metals (1) |
| Components | Electrical Components (1) Fasteners (2) Mechanical Components (2) Non-Mechanical Components (1) Sensors, Transducers & Detectors (1) Structural Components (1) Valves (2) |
| Airframe Systems | Airframe Assemblies (4) Fluid Power (1) Landing Assemblies (2) |
| Avionics | Flight and Data Management (1) Imaging and Visual Systems (1) Indicators and Instruments (2) Navigation Aids (Airborne) (1) Warning Systems (1) |
| Power Systems | Batteries & Accessories (1) Engine Components (3) Engines (1) Fuel Systems (2) Power Transmission (1) Rotors & Propellers (2) |
| Dassault Systemes | Analysis | Computer-aided Design: CATIA design software |
| Kanfit Ltd | Analysis | Composite Structures: Composite structural parts & assemblies |
| Socomore (Dysol) | Analysis | Epoxy Resins: Precatalysed sheet moldable shim material |
| Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. | Analysis | Prepreg: Primary structure materials consisting of 350F curing 3900-2 series highly toughened epoxy prepregs including T800H [ IM ] carbon fiber UD plus Standard modulus carbon fiber and glass fabric material forms. |
| Kanfit Ltd | Analysis | Metal & Alloy Fabrications: Sheet metal parts |
| Collins Aerospace, Interior Systems | Analysis | Coaxial Components: Coax, connectors, speciality cables |
| Ateliers de la Haute Garonne AHG | Analysis | Solid Rivets: |
| Avibank Mfg. Inc. | Analysis | Fasteners: Pins, bolts, fasteners & accessories |
| GE Aviation Systems - Rockford | Analysis | Fans: Fans & blowers |
| TEMA AVIO | Analysis | Fans: Cockpit ventilation system fan; avionic bay fan |
| Precision Coil Spring Co. | Analysis | Springs: |
| Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Power Solutions | Analysis | Proximity Sensors: |
| LISI Aerospace | Analysis | Aircraft Structural Components: |
| Auto-Valve Inc. | Analysis | Valves: Valves |
| Lee Products Ltd. | Analysis | Hydraulic System Valves: |
| BAE Systems Platform Solutions | Analysis | News | Fly-by-Wire Systems: Triplex digital fly-by-wire flight control system |
| Bell Helicopter Textron | Analysis | News | Wings: |
| Kawasaki Aerospace | Analysis | Empennages: Tail cone; Aircraft Doors: Cabin doors |
| Subaru Corp (Fuji Heavy Industries) | Analysis | Fuselage Sections: Forward cockpit, centre fuselage, and aft fuselage |
| PTI Technologies Inc. | Analysis | Hydraulic Filters: Filtration systems |
| Héroux-Devtek Inc. | Analysis | News | Helicopter Landing Gear: Complete landing gear systems |
| Safran Landing Systems | Analysis | Helicopter Landing Gear: Initial design, development and manufacture of landing gear system |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Avionics Management Systems: Pro Line Fusion glass cockpit with standby instrument system |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Weather Mapping Radar: WXR-800 solid-state weather radar |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Radar/Radio Altimeters: ALT-4000 radio altimeter; Flight Directors: Dual flight directors |
| Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH | Analysis | News | Attitude and Heading Reference Systems: LCR-300A air data AHRS |
| Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH | Analysis | News | Inertial Components & Systems: LCR-110 inertial reference system |
| Collins Aerospace, Avionics Division | Analysis | News | Collision Avoidance Systems/TCAS: TCAS 4000 |
| Radiant Power Corporation | Analysis | Nickel-Cadmium Batteries: Battery power supply R1002/R1022 |
| AMETEK Aerospace & Defense | Analysis | Engine Parts: Nacelle interface units |
| Bell Helicopter Textron | Analysis | News | Nacelles: |
| LISI Aerospace | Analysis | Engine Parts: |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines: (PT6C-67 Series - Leonardo AW609 - PT6C-67A ) |
| Intertechnique | Analysis | Fuel Pumps: Brushless electric pumps & motor-operated shut-off valves |
| Secondo Mona SpA | Analysis | Fuel Tanks & Systems: Fuel system |
| Collins Aerospace, Power & Controls - Engine Components | Analysis | Rotor Drives: Drive systems |
| Bell Helicopter Textron | Analysis | News | Helicopter Rotors: Rotor blades |
| Kaman Aerosystems | Analysis | Helicopter Rotors: Composite rotor blade skins & skin core assemblies |
