The Bell V-280 Valor is a tiltrotor aircraft that Bell Helicopter, now part of Bell Textron, built as its entry in the United States Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program. Bell revealed the design in April 2013 as a third generation tiltrotor, a clean-sheet aircraft that builds on the technology of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey but is smaller, faster and more maneuverable, with a stated top speed of over 300 knots. The company promoted it as offering more than twice the speed and range of current helicopters, with a squad-sized cabin, large side doors, retractable landing gear and fly-by-wire flight controls. It first flew in December 2017 and went on to win the Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition in December 2022, which led to the production-bound MV-75 Cheyenne.
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The Bell Helicopter design, which is called the V-280 Valor, is an advanced tilt-rotor design that is based upon technology similar to the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
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Source Bell V-280 Valor (GlobalSecurity.org)Program overview, Army programQuote, Program overview, Army program
The U.S. Army science and technology community is charting the future of military vertical lift aviation that will enable warfighters to accomplish missions not possible today.
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1. Bell V-280 Valor (GlobalSecurity.org)
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The Bell V-280 Valor builds upon proven tiltrotor technology to deliver unmatched speed, range and payload
Program overview, builder
The Bell Helicopter design, which is called the V-280 Valor, is an advanced tilt-rotor design that is based upon technology similar to the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
Program overview, Army program
The U.S. Army science and technology community is charting the future of military vertical lift aviation that will enable warfighters to accomplish missions not possible today.
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The Bell Helicopter design, which is called the V-280 Valor, is an advanced tilt-rotor design that is based upon technology similar to the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey.
View the Source2. Bell Textron: V-280 Valor program timeline
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First flight of the V-280 Valor
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