Bell’s Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter
After 50 years of sporadic development, Bell thinks it can build a survivable, long-range, high-speed, VTOL aircraft adapted to tomorrow’s wars.
Tag: Bell
Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight
The Pentagon is increasingly interested in much faster and more survivable aircraft that can land and takeoff like a helicopter but fly like a jet.
Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft
The special ops folks want something that is far faster than the CV-22 and even leapfrogs the next generation of high-speed rotorcraft technology.
Boeing And Lockheed Martin Reveal What Could Be The Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk Replacement
Boeing and Lockheed are facing off against Bell to provide a solution that is faster, more maneuverable, and otherwise more capable than the H-60.
The V-22 Osprey Is Perfect For Indonesia And Now They Can Buy Them
For a country with 17,000 islands and unique national security concerns spread across them, the Osprey isn’t cheap, but it will be a valuable tool.
Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter
Bell’s Invictus and Sikorsky’s Raider X are now competing head to head to become the Army’s next armed scout helicopter.
This Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous Life
The many lives of aircraft are fascinating to ponder, but one well-worn Huey that’s the last of its kind in USMC service has a uniquely colorful past. It served as Marine One, flying Presidents Reagan and Bush throughout the 1980s.
Bell’s Electrically-Powered Tail Rotor Tech Breaks Cover And It Could Be A Game-Changer
Bell has been quietly flight testing a modified Model 429 helicopter with a new all-electric tail rotor configuration in Canada for months. This Electrically Distributed Anti-Torque system, or EDAT, offers improved efficiency and reliability, as well as a reduced acoustic signature and lower maintenance costs compared to traditional tail rotors.
Behold The Navy’s New TH-73A Training Helicopter
Italy’s Leonardo has won the U.S. Navy contract to supply helicopters for its Advanced Helicopter Training System program, or AHTS, also known as TH-XX. The new helicopters, which will be designated TH-73As, will replace the service’s aging Bell TH-57B/C Sea Rangers, which have been in service since the 1980s.
Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound
This is the first time we have seen an actual CMV-22B and it is already wearing its hi-viz carrier onboard delivery colors, like its C-2 Greyhound predecessor. The delivery of the first CMV-22B to the Navy for testing should occur soon, with the type slated to start its operational career in 2021.