Bell V-280 Valor Prepping for Flight-test Program
Bell's next tiltrotor design is 93 percent done and conducting ground testing in preparation for first flight around September 2017.
Though smaller than its predecessor V-22, Bell’s next-generation military tiltrotor affords several advantages. Because its engines remain fixed and only the proprotors pivot, the mechanism is simpler, and there is no exhaust downwash on takeoff and landing.
Though smaller than its predecessor V-22, Bell’s next-generation military tiltrotor affords several advantages. Because its engines remain fixed and only the proprotors pivot, the mechanism is simpler, and there is no exhaust downwash on takeoff and landing.