Watch an Army pilot fly Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft for the first time. Read more about the flight test here: https://trib.al/M7yEpEV | Army Times

The #BellV280 Valor continued to show off its technical maturity yesterday during a routine flight demonstration. The V-280’s speed and agility are game changers and the team continues to work in support of #ArmyModernization. #TeamValor | Bell Flight

The Bell V-280 Valor reached a flight speed of 80 knots and is flying at an altitude of 1,000 feet above ground level. Some of the some of the test points demonstrated: Ground taxi, hover taxi, low altitude hovering maneuvers including 360 pedal turns and forward/aft/lateral repositions, 40 knots roll on landings, and forward flight out to 80 knots. Read more http://militaryleak.com | Military Leak

103K views · 1.3K reactions | THIS JUST IN | The Bell V-280 Valor has successfully completed the next milestone of its flight testing by flying in “cruise mode,” where the rotors pivot, in flight, from vertical lift mode to fully forward facing. The aircraft successfully reached 190 knots of true airspeed. | Bell Flight | Facebook

Bell Textron Inc. has demonstrated two capabilities that highlight the Bell V-280 Valor’s ability to execute mission relevant maneuvers, as well as integrate new technology. Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-dip | Military Leak

16K views · 515 reactions | Another on-schedule milestone for the Bell V-280 Valor! A U.S. Army Experimental Test Pilot conducted a flight test of the V-280 at the Bell Flight Test Facility in Amarillo, TX. | Bell Flight | Facebook

With its extraordinary speed and agility, the V-280 will revolutionize vertical lift for U.S warfighters. Check out more on the #BellV280 → bell.co/v280 | Bell Flight

The next-generation tiltrotor, the Bell V-280 Valor delivers revolutionary capabilities in support of the U.S. Army’s modernization efforts! | Bell Flight