Chris Gehler

Bell V-280 Vs. Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1: Who Will Win Future Vertical Lift?

AMARILLO, TEX.: The Future Vertical Lift program aims to create revolutionary replacements for today’s military helicopters. But how? And why? The answers lie in the speed limits built into the physics of how a helicopter flies. Rival contractors Bell and Sikorsky (part of Lockheed Martin) both say they have transcended those limits to build dramatically […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Air Warfare

Kill Army Helo Upgrades & Build Super Chopper: Bell V-280 Exec

AMARILLO, TEX.: Bell Helicopter is so confident in their new V-280 tilt-rotor prototype that they want the Pentagon to accelerate the Future Vertical Lift program – which they think the V-280 will win – by “five to eight years.” [Click here for our head-to-head comparison of the V-280 and its rival, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1] That […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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