On 8 August, S6 — the first serial-production-representative AW09 helicopter — successfully completed its maiden flight in Vergiate, Italy.
S6 was built at Leonardo’s Vergiate Final Assembly Line facility.
You can view the video of this maiden flight at: https://youtu.be/Fzl7uuUL-5k.
This milestone marks a significant advancement for the AW09 programme, highlighting progress in the industrialisation phase while ground and certification tests continue at a high pace.
