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The first two prototypes of the BA609, the world's first civil tiltrotor are nearing completion.
Prototypes 3 and 4 are scheduled to be completed during 2002. The company will produce a
total of four prototype tiltrotor aircraft for flight-testing and certification. Prototype number 1, whose wing and fuselage were mated last November, at Bell's flight research centre, Arlington, Texas, is scheduled to begin engine run-up by November 2001, with first flight scheduled for late this year.
First deliveries are planned for 2004 following the flight test programme and certification.
