Editing Leonardo AW609 (section)

{{Short description|Twin-engine tiltrotor VTOL aircraft}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name = AW609
| image = BA609_02.jpg
| caption = An AW609 in aeroplane mode at the 2007 [[Paris Air Show]] 
| type = VTOL corporate transport
| national_origin = United States{{\}}[[Italy]]
| manufacturer = [[Bell/Agusta Aerospace Company|Bell/Agusta Aerospace]] <br /> [[AgustaWestland]] <br /> [[Leonardo S.p.A.]]
| first_flight = 7 March 2003
| introduction = Late 2020s (expected)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verticalmag.com/news/leonardo-focusing-on-first-delivery-of-aw609-as-it-enters-mass-production/|title = Leonardo focusing on first delivery of AW609 as it enters mass production}}</ref>
| status = Final Certification Testing
| primary_user = 
| more_users = <!--maximum of three-->
| number_built = 
| variants = 
| developed_from = 
}}

The '''Leonardo AW609''', formerly the '''AgustaWestland AW609''', and originally the '''Bell-Agusta BA609''', is a twin-engined [[tiltrotor]] [[VTOL]] aircraft with an overall configuration similar to that of the [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey]]. It is capable of landing vertically like a helicopter while having a range and speed in excess of conventional rotorcraft. The AW609 is aimed at the [[civil aviation]] market, in particular [[VIP]] customers and offshore oil and gas operators. It has progressed from a concept in the late 1990s, to development and testing, and is working towards certification in the 2020s.