I want one of these. Dreaming currently.. https://transportup.com/headlines-breaking-news/the-aw609-osprey-inspired-private-plane-is-expected-for-2020-delivery/

I see the flight test aircraft tooling around NJ/PA a fair bit. Agusta (or Leonardo, or whatever they are calling it this week) is based at Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Cool looking aircraft. Hope they find a market for it.

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$25 million for a 7 place turboprop?
Sign me up

What's the procedure when you lose an engine on one of these, or if there is a problem with the Nacelle rotation for landing?

I believe there is a drive shaft connecting both engines.
If there is a mechanical issue, well, there is insurance

So I’m curious; where do you go to get your Powered Lift category add on?

A friend that flew the V22 in the Corps went to the local FSDO with his military endorsements and got a Powered Lift category added on to his FAA cert. Might have also gotten a CFI-PL (or whatever they are calling it).

Would it require a “multi” helo rating too?

Great. An upgraded pressurized luxury version sells to the public for $25 M. Our government is paying $70 M a piece for the basic utility version.

A friend who currently flies these in the Marines says there really isn't much need for them. Too slow and heavy to be efficient for troop transport, and too expensive and heavy for vertical transport without a huge speed advantage. They are also VERY expensive to maintain and spend a lot of time in maintenance.

But if I won the lottery - first thing I'd buy.

The only thing the two aircraft have in common is that they look a bit alike (from a distance). The V22 can carry up to 24 combat equipped troops plus a crew of 3. The interior space of a 609 is smaller than a King Air. I'm not saying that the V22 is worth $70 MM, but it's not really a fair comparison cost-wise.

I'm always curious (and sometimes bemused) when I hear folks in the service saying things like this. It's 100 knots faster than the CH-47 or CH-53. The Chinook hauls more but is way slower. The CH-53 hauls about the same, but way slower. What does he think they should be using instead?

The Navy doubled down on the V-22 and is going to use it for the COD role in place of the C-2 (which has a similar payload capacity and cruise speed).

The only thing the two aircraft have in common is that they look a bit alike (from a distance). The V22 can carry up to 24 combat equipped troops plus a crew of 3. The interior space of a 609 is smaller than a King Air. I'm not saying that the V22 is worth $70 MM, but it's not really a fair comparison cost-wise.

I'm always curious (and sometimes bemused) when I hear folks in the service saying things like this. It's 100 knots faster than the CH-47 or CH-53. The Chinook hauls more but is way slower. The CH-53 hauls about the same, but way slower. What does he think they should be using instead?

The Navy doubled down on the V-22 and is going to use it for the COD role in place of the C-2 (which has a similar payload capacity and cruise speed).

Before I retired from Cessna, I had some discussions with an engineer from our sister company, Bell Helicopter, regarding civil certification requirements for whatever they called the AW609 back then.

I retired seventeen years ago.

Just, "no".