Bell confident on V-280 as development gathers pace

By Dominic Perry2018-05-25T10:40:33

Bell Helicopter is confident that its new V-280 Valor tiltrotor will achieve the programme's targeted speed of 280kt (518km/h) later this summer, with the test aircraft having so far hit 190kt during initial transitions to forward flight.

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