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Bell Readies V-280 Tiltrotor For Autonomous Flight Demo

ARLINGTON, Texas—Bell is preparing to demonstrate the autonomous flight capability of its V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor, under the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role precursor to the Future Long-Range ...

Military

U.S. Army tests Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft capabilities in first flight

AMARILLO, Texas. The Bell V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter’s Air Vehicle Concept Demonstrator aircraft funded under the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR TD) program, flew for the first time ...

Aviation Week

Bell V-280 Inching To First Flight Slower Than Hoped

Bell Helicopter is progressing toward first flight of the V-280 Valor slower than hoped, having missed the target months of September, October and November. The advanced tiltrotor prototype for the ...

The Aviationist

U.S. Army’s New Tiltrotor Reaches Milestone B, Moving To Next Phase Of Development

With the achievement of the Milestone B, the FLRAA program now moves into the engineering and manufacturing development phase and becomes a Program of Record. The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft ...

Business Wire

Bell Places Moog Under Contract For FLRAA, V-280 Valor

EAST AURORA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that the company has been placed under contract with Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, and work is underway ...

JEC Composites

Spirit AeroSystems completes first Bell V-280 fuselage

Spirit’s rapid prototyping facility in Wichita, Kansas, designed and assembled the unit in 22 months. The composite fuselage will ship to Bell’s Amarillo, Texas, facility for final assembly.

Design News

Bell V-280 Tiltrotor Aircraft Continues Progress Toward Production

Bell Textron and the U.S. Army announced that development of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft [FLRAA] achieved the acquisition contract’s Milestone B benchmark, indicating that the two-rotor ...

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Bell V-280 Valor full breakdown, the tilt-rotor assault aircraft built to replace the Black Hawk and expand Army reach, speed, and medevac range

The Bell V-280 Valor is the Army’s tilt-rotor contender in the Future Vertical Lift program, built to replace the Black Hawk with far greater speed and range. This video examines how its design, ...