The Bell 360 Invictus was a proposed attack and reconnaissance helicopter that Bell designed to meet the United States Army requirement for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, based on technology from the Bell 525 Relentless. It was a two-seat tandem design with a single engine, a four-blade rotor, mid-mounted stub wings intended to carry about half the aircraft's weight at speed, a shrouded tail rotor and a 20 mm chin cannon, with missiles on integrated launchers. Bell unveiled the design on 1 October 2019 and showed a full-scale mockup at the Association of the United States Army show that month, developing it with Collins Aerospace while Sierra Nevada Corporation worked on the mission systems. The Army ended the FARA program on 8 February 2024.
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Engine Class EngineGeneral Electric T901 turboshaft 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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Source Bell 360 Invictus (Wikipedia)
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1. Bell 360 Invictus (Wikipedia)
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The design was unveiled on 1 October 2019
Specifications (Bell 360), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric T901 turboshaft (main powerplant)
Lead, aircraft description
The Bell 360 Invictus was a proposed helicopter design
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On 8 February 2024, the US Army ended development on Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program
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Bell has since announced it is developing the 360 with Collins Aerospace
In Group: Attack Helicopters, Lead, role of the aircraft
The Bell 360 Invictus was a proposed helicopter design intended to meet the United States Army requirement for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA).
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