AgustaWestland completed the first flight of its new AW169

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AgustaWestland completed the first flight of its new AW169

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AgustaWestland has completed the first flight of its new AW169 4.5 ton helicopter.

The aircraft completed its maiden flight on 10 May at the company's Cascina Costa plant in the hands of chief test pilot, Giuseppe Lo Coco, test pilot Giuseppe Afruni, and flight test engineers Massimo Longo and Stefano Rognoni.

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The first prototype (AC1/I-EASF) will be joined by two more aircraft later this year and a fourth prototype in 2013.

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Credit: Tony Osborne / Shephard Media.
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