U.S. Army Begins Adjustment To Tiltrotor Speed For FLRAA

Bell V-280 Valor

U.S. Army officials want to scrutinize Bell’s final design for the FLRAA in the coming months.

Credit: David Hylton/U.S. Army
Considering the challenging distances between small islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Army decided nearly two years ago to buy a 300-kt., self-deployable tiltrotor aircraft to support the future air assault mission. As the components of the prototype aircraft enter production, program officials...
Steve Trimble

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