Bell V-280 Valor Achieves First Flight
December 18 2017 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today
announced that its V-280 Valor has achieved first flight. The V-280
Valor is a next-generation tiltrotor that is designed to provide
unmatched agility, speed, range and payload capabilities at an
affordable cost. This milestone represents exceptional progress on
the V-280 development program and brings Bell Helicopter one step
closer to creating the next generation of vertical lift aircraft
for the U.S. military.
“This is an exciting time for Bell Helicopter, and I could not
be more proud of the progress we have made with first flight of the
Bell V-280,” says Mitch Snyder, President & CEO for Bell
Helicopter. “First flight demonstrates our commitment to supporting
Department of Defense leadership’s modernization priorities and
acquisition reform initiatives. The Valor is designed to
revolutionize vertical lift for the U.S. Army and represents a
transformational aircraft for all the challenging missions our
armed forces are asked to undertake.
“We are thrilled to share in this success of the V-280 first
flight with Team Valor,” added Snyder. “The V-280 intends to
completely transform what is possible for the military when it
comes to battle planning and forward operations.”
The Bell V-280 Valor program is part of the Joint Multi Role
Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) initiative. The JMR-TD program is
the science and technology precursor to the Department of Defense's
Future Vertical Lift program. The V-280 program brings together the
engineering resources and industrial capabilities of Bell
Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, GE, Moog, IAI, TRU Simulation &
Training, Astronics, Eaton, GKN Aerospace, Lord, Meggitt and Spirit
AeroSystems—collectively referred to as Team
Valor.
The Bell V-280 Valor is postured to provide the U.S. Army with
the highest levels of maturity and technical readiness. The
aircraft is designed to provide the best value in procurement,
operations and support, and force structure, while delivering
desired leap-ahead performance capabilities with increased
maintainability, reliability and affordability to the DoD. With
twice the speed and range of conventional helicopters, the Valor is
designed to offer maneuver commanders unmatched operational agility
to self-deploy and perform a multitude of vertical lift missions
currently unachievable in one aircraft. The Bell V-280 is a combat
force multiplier with superior performance, payload, survivability,
and reliability to give the warfighter the decisive advantage.
*Check back soon, the Bell V-280 Valor first flight
video/images will be downloadable
here:https://textron.box.com/s/m62k0k78pobar4vx8qcqge6ks6qnljow
A separate email will be sent as a follow-up from Bell Media
Relations once flight multimedia is available.
About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is
an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and
unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the
revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for
world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality,
Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in
more than 120 countries.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its
global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance
businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and
services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands
such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen,
Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Off Road, Artic Cat,
Textron Systems, and TRU Simulation + Training. For more
information, visit: www.textron.com.
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