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Bell’s V-280 Offering For FLRAA Reaches 200 Flight Hours, New Mission Capability Demos

Bell’s V-280 Offering For FLRAA Reaches 200 Flight Hours, New Mission Capability Demos
The Bell V-280 Valor. (Bell Flight)

Bell’s [TXT] V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft offering for the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program has reached 200 flight hours as it approaches its third anniversary of first flight test this week, a company official told Defense Daily. “We quickly demonstrated our ability to fly greater than 280 knots. We did go in excess of 300 knots true airspeed in level flight early in the program. We were able to demonstrate long range by measuring fuel flows...to include…

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