Helicopters are incredible machines with amazing capabilities that fixed-wing aircraft do not have. In spite of this, however, helicopters also have limitations — most notably, the maximum speed they ...

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 ...

As the U.S. Army moves closer to deciding on which Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) it may choose, evaluations are heavily focused on upgradeability. This makes sense: the Army has... Bell’s ...

The V-280 Valor tiltrotor demonstrator, photographed in 2021. The tiltrotor has been cleared to enter its initial manufacturing phase. (Bell Helicopter) The US Army has approved the Bell V-280 Valor ...

The U.S. Army believes the new FLRAA aircraft is going to be a game-changer for modern warfare: “Twice as Far, Twice as Fast”. Two years ago, on Dec. 5, 2022, the U.S. Army awarded the Future Long ...

Bell Flight (Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.) released a series of announcements in August regarding developments of the highly composite V-280 Valor, a future vertical lift (FVL) tiltrotor aircraft ...

FORT WORTH—Bell Helicopter has been quietly studying commercial derivatives of its V-280 tiltrotor, but says the civil version will only be possible if the aircraft is adopted by the military first.

The Bell V-280 Valor is the U.S. Army’s next-generation tiltrotor aircraft chosen to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. Combining helicopter agility with airplane speed, it flies over twice as fast and ...

Farnborough Airshow 2016: Vince Tobin Vice President Advanced Tiltrotor Systems, Bell Helicopter talks about the Bell V-280 Valor programme ...

The tiltrotor is part of the Army's plan to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters. The Army plans to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk with the MV-75 by the 2030s. It flies like a ...

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.