2017


Bell V-280 Valor

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Bell Weapon Systems Integration Lab for FLRAA

Bell Weapon Systems Integration Lab for FLRAA

11-Mar-24 - Bell announced Grand Opening of its Weapon System’s Integration Lab (WSIL) in Arlington, Texas for integration and test of a next generation fly-by-wire tiltrotor and mission systems using a modular open systems approach (MOSA) for the US Army’s Future Long- Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) #FLRAA
Safran to Develop Landing  Gear for Bell V-280 Valor

Safran to Develop Landing Gear for Bell V-280 Valor

30-Sep-23 - Safran to develop the landing gear system for Bell’s tiltrotor, the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) #FLRAA
GE Aerospace Systems for V-280 Valor

GE Aerospace Systems for V-280 Valor

09-Sep-23 - Bell selected GE Aerospace to develop a Common Open Architecture Digital Backbone (COADB), Voice and Data Recorder, and the Health Awareness System (HAS) for the Bell V-280 Valor #recorder
GAO Denies Sikorsky-Boeing FLRAA Protest

GAO Denies Sikorsky-Boeing FLRAA Protest

08-Apr-23 - The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejected the protest from Sikorsky regarding the US Army selecting the Bell V-280 Valor as the winner of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition to replace the Black Hawk #FLRAA
Lockheed Martin and Boeing Protest FLRAA Decision

Lockheed Martin and Boeing Protest FLRAA Decision

30-Dec-22 - Sikorsky asks the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the US Army’s decision on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Contract #FLRAA
Bell V-280 Won US Army FLRAA Helicopter Contract

Bell V-280 Won US Army FLRAA Helicopter Contract

06-Dec-22 - The Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft was chosen as the new US Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) in competition against the Sikorsky/Boeing Defiant X to replace the Black Hawk #FLRAA
Bell Teams with CAE for FLRAA and FARA Training

Bell Teams with CAE for FLRAA and FARA Training

07-Oct-21 - Bell selected CAE, a training and mission systems integrator, to develop and provide Maintenance Training Devices (MTD), Flight Training Devices (FTD), courseware, Interactive Multimedia Instruction, and procedural training solutions for the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft #FVL
Future Vertical Lift at Bell Lab in Arlington Texas

Future Vertical Lift at Bell Lab in Arlington Texas

08-Jul-21 - Bell’s investment in advanced capabilities at the new center in Arlington, Texas focus on integration, verification and validation testing on Bell’s solutions to support the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programs #FVL
V-280 Advancing for FLRAA Requirement

V-280 Advancing for FLRAA Requirement

26-Jun-21 - Following historic development and flight test program the Bell V-280 Valor team focuses on the US Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition #FLRAA
Safran Landing Gear for V-280 Valor

Safran Landing Gear for V-280 Valor

07-May-21 - French Safran Landing Systems to provide the landing gear for the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor currently competing in the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Program #LandingGear
Bell V-280 Competitive Demonstration

Bell V-280 Competitive Demonstration

12-Apr-21 - Bell is executing the second phase of a Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) contract to inform the imminent program of record competition for US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) #FLRAA
Bell V-280 Agility Testing

Bell V-280 Agility Testing

14-Jan-21 - Bell V-280 Valor for the US Army Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition demonstrates its agility #agility
200 Flight Hours for Bell V-280 Valor

200 Flight Hours for Bell V-280 Valor

21-Dec-20 - The Bell V-280 Valor competing in the US Army Future Long-range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition completed 200 hours of flight with more than 150 sorties through three years of flight testing #FLRAA
External Cargo Loads with Bell V-280

External Cargo Loads with Bell V-280

17-Dec-20 - Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor completes external cargo loads and tests new mission equipment integration including a newly installed Tactical Common Datalink (TCDL) and Lockheed Martin Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor (PDAS) #ExternalLoad
Army Experimental Test Pilots Fly V-280 Valor

Army Experimental Test Pilots Fly V-280 Valor

19-Sep-20 - US Army Redstone Test Center (RTC) Experimental Test Pilots (XPs) flew the Bell V-280 Valor as part of the US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) preparations for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. #Redstone
22-Jul-20 Astronics Power Systems for Bell’ FARA and FLRAA #electric
21-Jul-20 Rolls-Royce Engines for V-280 Valor #RollsRoyce
24-Jun-20 Bell Proposals for Future US Army Aviation #FVL
03-Jun-20 Thermoplastic Components Flight Tested on Bell V-280 #recycling
03-Apr-20 Manufacturing Evolution at Bell Helicopters #manufacturing
17-Mar-20 Bell V-280 Selected to Continue in FLRAA Competition #FLRAA
26-Dec-19 V-280 Delivering Results Beyond Expectation
27-Sep-19 Bell Teaming with Collins for US Army FARA #FARA
22-Sep-19 Marines Starts UH/AH-1 Replacement Process #AURA
29-May-19 Higher Speed for Future US Army Tilt-Rotor #HighSpeed
22-May-19 V-280 Valor Low Speed Agility Testing #Valor
26-Apr-19 First Fast Rope and PDAS Flight for V-280 Valor #FastRope
17-Apr-19 PDAS 360-Degree Pilot Visual System on V-280 #PDAS
23-Mar-19 Bell and Rolls-Royce Teaming for Future Aircraft #engines
24-Jan-19 Bell V-280 Valor Reaches 280 Knots #Speed
18-Dec-18 One Year of Bell V-280 Valor #Valor
30-Nov-18 V-280 Wins "Best of What’s New in Aerospace" Award #PopularScience
26-Oct-18 Bell’s Flight Research Center Expanded #FRC
18-Jun-18 Bell V-280 Valor Celebrates Six Months #prototype
15-May-18 Bell V-280 First Ever Cruise Mode Flight
22-Mar-18 US Army Future Vertical Lift Plans
13-Feb-18 V-280 Flown by US Army Pilot
08-Feb-18 Bell V-280 Valor Reached Flight Speed of 80 Knots
19-Dec-17 Bell V-280 Valor First Flight
19-Dec-17 Spirit AeroSystems Built V-280 Fuselage
09-Nov-17 V-280 Moving Rotors For First Time
04-Oct-17 Bell V-280 Valor Rotors Ground Test
06-Sep-17 V-280 Valor Prototype 100% Completion
17-Apr-17 V-247 and V-280 at the AAAA 2017
14-Nov-16 Rockwell Collins to Assist in FVL Development
03-Nov-16 IAI Provides Nacelle and Seating Systems for V-280
04-Oct-16 ATEC Engine Demo for Future Vertical Lift Program
29-Sep-16 Bell V-247 and V-280 Tiltrotors at AUSA 2016
21-Jun-16 First Elastomeric Rotor Bearings for Bell V-280
10-May-16 US Army Aviation Seeking Runway-Independent UAS
04-May-16 Bell V-280 Valor Wing and Fuselage Joined
09-Dec-15 Design Software Used in the Bell V-280 Fuselage
30-Oct-15 US Army Discuss Future Vertical Lift Architecture
22-Sep-15 Spirit AeroSystems First Bell V-280 Fuselage
15-Jun-15 Major Assembly Starts on V-280 Fuselage Paris Air Show 2015
22-Apr-15 AAR to Support Bell V-280 T64 Engines
26-Mar-15 Bell V-280 Tiltrotor Mockup at Army Aviation Summit
14-Oct-14 IAI to provide Bell V-280 Valor Nacelle Structures
14-Oct-14 TRU Simulation + Training Agreement for V-280 Valor
13-Oct-14 T64-GE-419 engines to power Bell V-280 Valor
08-Oct-14 V-280 Valor Mockup on Display at AUSA
05-May-14 Eaton to provide hydraulic system for the Bell V-280
05-May-14 Meggitt to provide the fuel system for the Bell V-280
05-May-14 Astronics to provide power distr. systems for V-280
07-Feb-14 LORD to Manufacture Bell V-280 Components
21-Oct-13 Spirit to Manufacture V-280 Fuselage
18-Oct-13 AGC Over Wing Fairing for V-280 Valor
17-Oct-13 GKN to manufacture V-280 V-Tail
16-Oct-13 Bell V-280 Tiltrotor will be poweded by GE
09-Oct-13 Moog flight control system for the V-280 Valor
08-Oct-13 V-280 awarded US Army JMR-TD demonstrator
09-Sep-13 Lockheed Martin joins Bell V-280 Valor team
05-Jun-13 Bell V-280 Valor selected for Army JMR-TD
10-Apr-13 Bell Unveils V-280 Valor
09-Dec-11 Pentagon, Army developing future, next-generation helicopter fleet






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