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Old 23rd December 2025 | 12:15
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rrekn
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From: Underneath the Radar
This is only a demonstrator, designed to test technologies for a 19 seat tiltrotor called the Next Generator Civil Tiltrotor (NGCTR). In particular it is testing the new fixed engine, tilting prop configuration compared to the tilting engine on the AW609 (V-22 vs MV-75 configuration).

For more info, see here:
https://www.leonardo.com/en/business...iltrotor-ngctr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonar...ivil_Tiltrotor

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