Tiltrotor - Bells V-280 Valor

Bell Unveils Third-Gen Tiltrotor Concept

By Anthony Osborne tony_osborne@aviationweek.com

Source: AWIN First

April 10, 2013
Credit: Credit: Bell Helicopter

Bell Helicopter says it has taken lessons learned from the V-22 Osprey and is incorporating them into the third-generation tiltrotor it is offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift requirement.
The V-280 Valor, being unveiled at the Army Aviation Association of America convention in Fort Worth this week, is a clean sheet design to meet the Army’s medium-size requirement for as many as 4,000 aircraft in the coming years, replacing both the UH-60 Black Hawk and the AH-64 Apache in the utility and attack roles. In delivering a tiltrotor, Bell is putting its emphasis on speed, range and productivity, claiming the tiltrotor will be twice as productive as the conventional designs and some of the hybrids that have emerged from its competitors.
“Tiltrotor is the most effective, it maximizes the capability through speed and range and as distances increase, that productivity increases,” says Chris Gehler, business development manager for FVL at Bell.