Bell V-280 First Ever Cruise Mode Flight

USA May 15, 2018 · Bell

Bell V-280 First Ever Cruise Mode Flight

Bell V-280 Valor for the first time flying in “cruise mode”

The Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor has successfully completed the next milestone of its flight testing by flying in “cruise mode”, where the rotors pivot, in flight, from vertical lift mode to fully forward facing.

Bell V-280 Valor first cruise flight

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Bell V-280 Valor

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The V-280 Valor is Bell's third generation tilt-rotor designed for the the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) / Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme which search for a UH-60 Black Hawk replacement from 2030.