Detailed history and photos of helicopter Bell V-280 Valor Serial 60105 Register N280BH used by Bell Helicopter Track service timeline and current status.

Aircraft History

Bell Helicopter
N280BH
	Bell V-280 Valor prototype for for FLRAA program 22sep15 fuselage completed by Spirit AeroSystems in Kansas Spirit AeroSystems First Bell V-280 Fuselage
2016-05-04	May16 joining of the wing and nacelles to the fuselage. Bell V-280 Valor Wing and Fuselage Joined
2017-09-06	06sep17 build completed V-280 Valor Prototype 100% Completion
2017-12-18	A KAMA	first flight during first flight at Amarillo, TX

2018-02-06	06feb18 reached for the first time 80 knots during flight tests Bell V-280 Valor Reached Flight Speed of 80 Knots
2018-02-07	07feb18 for the first time flown by US Army pilot at Amarillo, TX V-280 Flown by US Army Pilot
2018-05-15	15may18 first flight in cruise mode Bell V-280 First Ever Cruise Mode Flight
2018-12	B KGKY	Dec18 flying around Milford, Texas One Year of Bell V-280 Valor
2019-03	Mar19 first flight with Lockheed-Martin PDAS visual pilotage system at Fort Worth, TX PDAS 360-Degree Pilot Visual System on V-280
2019-04	Apr19 first fast rope trials First Fast Rope and PDAS Flight for V-280 Valor
2019-08	Aug19 continuing flight test program completed demonstration of pitch, roll, and yaw maneuvers and has surpassed 300 knots ~ 555 km/h
V-280 demo manuvering
2020-08-04	Arlington, Texas
2020-09-16	Arlington, Texas
2020-10-28	Arlington, Texas
2020-12-01	Arlington, Texas
2021-03-03	Arlington, Texas
2021-04-09	Arlington, Texas
2021-04-21	Arlington, Texas

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N280BH Bell V-280 Valor Bell Helicopter (C/N 60105)

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N280BH

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