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Bell V-280 Valor Ready For First Flight

Oct 3, 2017 James Drew | Aviation Week & Space Technology

The next-generation tiltrotor that Bell Helicopter says should replace the 1970s-era UH-60 Black Hawk is about to take flight in Amarillo, Texas. The U.S. Army operates approximately 2,300 Sikorsky Black Hawks, and hundreds more are either flying or in development for the Navy, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command and dozens of militaries around the world.

Bell Wants To Push V-280 Tiltrotor Above 300 Kt.

Oct 2, 2017 James Drew | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Bell completed assembly of the V-280 Valor in September and is now working toward first flight: Bell Helicopter

AMARILLO, Texas—Bell Helicopter intends to eventually push its V-280 Valor next-generation tiltrotor prototype beyond 300 kt. airspeed, up from its basic design speed of 280 kt.