Maiden flight for Bell V-280 Valor

Bell began construction of the V-280 in June 2015. The main fuselage was supplied by Spirit AeroSystems and the tiltrotor is powered by two T64 turboshafts. Bell Helicopter BELL HELICOPTER completed a first flight of its V-280 Valor nextgeneration tiltrotor aircraft at its plant in Amarillo, Texas on December 18. The V-280 programme is part of the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) initiative, which serves as a science and technology precursor to the US Department of Defense’s Future