Vertical Lift Aircraft Bell V-280 VALOR: US Air Force

Future Vertical Lift poised to get Army out of the acquisition dark ages Subscribe Now - ⚔️ https://goo.gl/pY8ZSL ⚔️ AMARILLO, Texas — In less than six months, Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype, built for a U.S. Army capability demonstration, has gone from ground runs to cruising speeds of 195 knots and has been put through its paces in hover mode. And V-280 continues to push the envelope as it flies deeper into the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD) that is expected to wrap up in fiscal year 2019 when the Army and its joint partners decide what it will pursue for a Future Vertical Lift aircraft that is expected to be fielded in the 2030s but possibly sooner. Role: Vertical lift aircraft National origin: United States Manufacturer: Bell / Lockheed Martin First flight: 18 December 2017 Status: Under development; flight testing General Characteristics Crew: 4 Capacity: 14 troops Length: 15.4 m Width: 24.93 m Height: 7 m Empty weight:15,000 kg Max takeoff weight: 26,000 kg Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T64 turboshaft Propellers: 10.7 m diameter Performance Cruise speed: 520 km/h Combat range: 930–1,480 km Ferry range: 3,900 km Service ceiling: 1,800 m ; in hover out of ground effect at 35 °C Disk loading: 78 kg/m2 #LockheedMartin #Aircraft ------------------------------------------------------ We are sure, that all the fans of #MilitaryWeapons will find here something related to their interests. ⚔️ https://goo.gl/pY8ZSL ⚔️ Remember that these are not toys :) ------------------------------------------------------ Our Social Media: Facebook - https://goo.gl/4qiHyZ ------------------------------------------------------ Military Helicopters || Military Weapons    • SIKORSKY UH-60 Black Hawk: US Utility Heli...   ------------------------------------------------------ Music Info: We Get What We Want (Instrumental Version) - Sugar Blizz