The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor technology demonstrator flies along a shoreline. The aircraft has been flying for three years and logged 200 flight hours. (Photo courtesy of Bell). WASHINGTON — Bell’s ...

The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft has completed a milestone hover and low-speed agility key performance parameter (KPP) test. Part of the US Army-led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator ...

It's not long now until the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft enters operation, bringing an end to a decades-old reign in this segment for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. Testing of the aircraft is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Army designated Bell's V-280 Valor as its next-generation air assault vehicle, the MV-75. The tiltrotor is part of the Army ...

The V-280, which has been in development for many years, has reached a number of key milestones. After first taking flight in 2017, the V-280 hit 200 knots and carried out low-speed agility tests and ...

Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor combat aircraft lived up to its name on Wednesday as it pegged the speedometer at a true airspeed of 280 knots (322 mph, 518 km/h), or twice that of conventional ...

After six years of design, development and testing in Amarillo, the Bell V-280 Valor is now in residence at the company’s flight research center in Arlington. The aircraft, designed primarily to carry ...

The U.S. Army has picked a tiltrotor aircraft to satisfy its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program—one that offers major performance advantages over the existing UH-60 Blackhawk. The V-280 Valor ...