Bell’s V-280 Soon To Fly In 'Airplane Mode'

Credit: V-280: Bell
Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype is on track to tilt its nacelles all the way forward and fly in “airplane mode” by the end of April as it proceeds through its testing program, a company official says. The prototype, which made its first flight in December, now has 19 hr. of flight time and...

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