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AW-609 tiltrotor (airplane and helicopter) test pilots receive "Iven C. Kincheloe Award"

Cascina Costa, Italy - Assigned to Dan Wells, Paul Edwards and Pietro Venanzi

"Finmeccanica–AgustaWestland announced that three of its AW-609 (airplane-helicopter) test pilots have received from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots the prestigious "Iven C. Kincheloe award" and were recognized at the Society’s annual gala. The "Kincheloe Award" recognizes outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight-testing by a test pilot member of the Society of...

fra/pec - 1163489
Rome, Italy, 10/22/2014 15:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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