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GKN Aerospace delivers thermoplastic composite components for Bell V-280 Valor

GKN Aerospace delivers thermoplastic composite components for Bell V-280 Valor

28-Jun-2019Source: GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace has delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction welded Ruddervators, and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from re-used thermoplastic waste material, to Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company. Ruddervators are the control surfaces for an aircraft with a V-tail configuration. As partner on Bell’s Team Valor, GKN Aerospace has designed and... Read more

360-Degree Pilot Visual System Completes First Flight

360-Degree Pilot Visual System Completes First Flight

17-Apr-2019Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor (PDAS) system took flight for the first time aboard the V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter’s next-generation tiltrotor aircraft in a series of flights over Fort Worth, Texas, in March. PDAS is a multi-functional sensor system that generates high-resolution, 360-degree imagery around the aircraft to enhance situational awareness for... Read more

Lockheed Martin’s Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor system takes to Texas skies aboard Bell’s V-280 Valor in a series of flight tests

Lockheed Martin’s Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor system takes to Texas skies aboard Bell’s V-280 Valor in a series of flight tests

15-Apr-2019Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor (PDAS) system took flight for the first time aboard the V-280 Valor, Bell Helicopter’s next-generation tiltrotor aircraft in a series of flights over Fort Worth, Texas, in March. PDAS is a multi-functional sensor system that generates high-resolution, 360-degree imagery around the aircraft to enhance situational awareness for... Read more

V-280 Valor reaches 280 knots true airspeed

V-280 Valor reaches 280 knots true airspeed

25-Jan-2019Source: Bell

Building on a full year’s worth of testing and more than 85 hours of flight time, Bell’s V-280 Valor reached its namesake cruising speed of 280 knots true airspeed this week. Bell and Team Valor continue to methodically and very successfully expand the flight envelope. The aircraft continues to prove its performance is well beyond... Read more

Bell V-280 Valor

Bell V-280 Valor

20-Dec-2018Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Team Valor marked the anniversary of the V-280 Valor’s first flight by continuing to prove the aircraft’s performance and technical maturity. As part of the U.S. Army led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, the V-280 demonstrates that close collaboration between government and industry can deliver... Read more

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