{"id":29344,"date":"2018-05-15T19:25:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T19:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/15\/v-280-valor-hits-cruise-speeds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:24:22","slug":"v-280-valor-hits-cruise-speeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/05\/15\/v-280-valor-hits-cruise-speeds\/","title":{"rendered":"V-280 Valor hits cruise speeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=ca9de9bf-6c4f-4f7f-a7e4-5a83a4c0745d\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-ca9de9bf-6c4f-4f7f-a7e4-5a83a4c0745d.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here&#8217;s how Bell&#8217;s V-280 reached 190 knots while flying in cruise mode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Bell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2018\/02\/06\/first-look-watch-the-v-280-valor-reach-80-knots-in-flight-tests\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">V-280 Valor tilt-rotor<\/a> demonstrator has now flown in cruise mode, reaching 190 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To achieve cruise mode, the rotors in the V-280 pivot from vertical lift to fully forward-facing. While the company reached 190 knots in recent flight tests, it will continue to expand the envelope until it reaches an expected speed of 280 knots, a company spokesman told Defense News on May 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft is part of the Joint Multi-Role Demonstration program that will inform the U.S. military on requirements for a fleet of future helicopters expected to come online, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2018\/04\/27\/army-future-vertical-lift-team-figuring-out-how-field-a-helo-within-a-decade\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">possibly before 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2018\/03\/30\/army-future-vertical-lift-hones-in-on-attack-recon-long-range-assault\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Army Future Vertical Lift hones in on attack recon, long-range assault<\/a><\/i>]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two demonstrator aircraft involved in the program: Bell\u2019s aircraft, and a Sikorsky-Boeing coaxial demonstrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/03\/14\/defiant-undergoing-rigorous-testing-prior-to-first-flight-this-year\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">called the SB-1 Defiant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/12\/18\/v-280-valor-flies\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> first flew its aircraft <\/a>in December. 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