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Bell X-76

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High-lift, VTOL demonstrator aircraft for (DARPA) SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane Demonstration Project, aiming to have a cruise speed of 400-450 KTAS and requires an ability to hover. In development.

Photo: Bell Textron

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Engine type

Application

Experimental

Design & construction

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Bell HSVTOL	2021 /		High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) inital core concept of first of its kind vertical lift aircraft family. Blends the hover capability of a helicopter with the speed (400+ kts), range, and survivability of jet aircraft. Capable of high-speed transition maneuvers.
Aurora Flight Sciences SPRINT X-Plane	2023 /	2025	Scalable blended-wing-body concept for DARPA SPRINT project, with fan-in-wing vertical lift, based on Boeing X-48 and the Aurora Excalibur UAS. Not chosen.
Bell Textron X-76	2024 /		Dual tilt-rotor concept design with Stop/Fold transition rotor system, main airframe evocative of Bell Boeing V-22 and engine collaboration with GE Aerospace. Development of HSVTOL technology. Formerly Bell Textron SPRINT X-Plane.

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