(ANSAmed) - DUBAI, JANUARY 11 - Expo 2020 Dubai is focusing this week on travels and connectivity and the attention dedicated by the Italy pavilion to this theme is connected to Leonardo's AW609 tiltrotor, of which a nacelle is part of the exhibition path.
The AW609, the Italian company said in a statement, will revolutionize point to point transport. Leonardo stressed how the AW609 represents a first of the company in the aviation sector being the only aircraft of this kind set to receive civil certification.
The tiltrotor can take off vertically like a helicopter and fly offering passengers the comfort of an airplane. Able to operate different kind of missions, including medical, governmental and VIP transport, and search and rescue, the AW609 can fly at a speed of more than 500 km/h with a range of almost 1,400 km, which can reach over 2,000 with auxiliary tanks.
To integrate its strategy on the urban aviation of the future, at Expo Dubai Leonardo has also built, with Emirati partner Falcon Aviation Services, a new concept helicopter terminal representing the last frontier of vertical mobility.
Spaces for travellers are conceived to host showrooms for commercial and cultural activities, inside a structure built with sustainable materials which can be easily remodelled or reallocated when the needs of urban transport and cities change.
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