Letters From Our Readers, May 18, 2026

artist's concept of military tiltrotors in flight
Credit: Bell concept image
‘What Are Words For?’ I was dismayed to read that the U.S. Army Bell MV-75 was so designated as a “nod” to the Army’s founding in 1775 and that the Bell X-76 naming is a similar “nod” in recognition of “the revolutionary spirit of 1776” ( March 23-April 5, p. 55 ) . These out-of-sequence...

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