Leonardo NextGen Civil TiltRotor (NGCTR)

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11 t (24,000 lb) MTOW, pressurised aircraft demonstrator seating 19 to 22 passengers, reach up to 330 kn (610 km/h) over a range of 500 nmi (930 km).

Lift type

Tilt-rotor

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Experimental, Passenger small

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Leonardo NextGen Civil TiltRotor	2015 / 2025		Advanced concept for a next generation Tiltrotor. Cruise speed greater than 500 km/h.

Airframer

Leonardo Helicopters

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