Bell V-280 Valor
The Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II is a tiltrotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. It grew out of the Bell V-280 Valor technology demonstrator, whose design was unveiled in 2013 and which took its first flight on 18 December 2017. In 2022, the V-280 was chosen by the US Army as the winner of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. As of April 2024, limited user tests are planned for 2027 and 2028. The aircraft is expected to deploy in 2031.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Bell Textron
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 2017-12-18
- Length
- 15.4 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 280 kt
- Max speed
- 300 kt
- Range
- 2,100 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 4,500 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 30,865 lb
- Empty weight
- 18,078 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × General Electric T64-GE-419
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 18
- Length
- 50.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 81.8 ft
- Height
- 23 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.