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The Bell V-280 Valor is a tiltrotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. [2] The aircraft was officially unveiled at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America's (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas.
On 11 August 2014, the Army informed the Sikorsky-Boeing and Bell-Lockheed teams that they had chosen the SB-1 Defiant and V-280 Valor to continue with the JMR demonstration program. The aircraft designs show the Army is pursuing both coaxial and tilt-rotor designs, and preferring larger and established contractors over the smaller entries.
English: Bell V-280 Valor demonstrating high speed cruise configuration at the 2019 Alliance Air Show, Fort Worth, TX. Date: 19 October 2019, 12:39:32: Source: Own work:
The FVL program is headed by Brigadier General Wally Rugen; according to Rugen, based on the data gathered during JMR-TD with the Bell V-280 Valor and the Sikorsky–Boeing SB-1 Defiant, the Army was ready to move on to open competition for the FLRAA contract. [8]
V-22 in flight V-280 in flight. Bell XV-3; Bell XV-15; Bell Pointer; Bell V-247 Vigilant – currently in development; Bell V-280 Valor – currently in development, first flown 2017; V-22 Osprey – with Boeing BDS; TR918 Eagle Eye UAV; Quad TiltRotor – with Boeing BDS; Bell BAT (1984 tiltrotor project for LHX programme – not built)
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