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Bell V-280 Valor | Airframer | Bell Helicopter Textron

19/12/2024News:
Mark Foust (Northwest ISD Superintendent), Robert Allen (President of the Fort Worth EDP), Mattie Parker (Fort Worth Mayor), Andy Eads (Denton County Judge), Greg Abbott (Texas Governor), and Lisa Atherton (President and CEO, Bell).

Bell picks Denton County for FLRAA components

Bell is committed to establishing future manufacturing locations to deliver the first fielded aircraft by the early 2030s and do its part to revolutionise U.S. Army aviation.

07/08/2024News:
The United States Army has approved the Milestone B decision for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, marking the beginning of the weapon system’s Program of Record.

Bell’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft enters milestone B

The aircraft will fly twice as far and twice as fast as the current fleet. By utilising mature tiltrotor technology coupled with an innovative digital engineering approach it will be reliable, affordable and high-performing.

31/08/2023News:
Doubling the speed and range of conventional helicopters, the Bell V-280 Valor will provide unmatched operational agility to self-deploy and perform a multitude of vertical lift missions currently unachievable.

Moog gains design contract for Bell's V-280 Valor

Works will include ruddervator, flaperon and swashplate actuators, active force feel inceptor system, pylon conversion actuators, flight control computers, power converter units and some hydraulics.

05/12/2022Press Release:
Textron's Bell V-280 Valor chosen as new U.S. Army long-range assault aircraft
01/07/2021News:
The V-280 Valor tiltrotor future vertical lift technology demonstrator is retired from flight.

Bell pitches flight-tested Valor for the army's FLRAA

The V-280 Valor has marked the completion of its three-year flight-test program with a series of demonstrations to highlight its revolutionary performance during more than 214 hours of flight.

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