FARA: Bell Touts ‘Elegance In Simplicity’
The Bell design for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft isn’t as revolutionary as archrival Sikorsky’s. But, Bell says, that’s an advantage in the mud and chaos of real warzones.
The Bell design for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft isn’t as revolutionary as archrival Sikorsky’s. But, Bell says, that’s an advantage in the mud and chaos of real warzones.
Bell's prototype tiltrotor keeps pulling ahead of rivals -- but the race to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk is far from over.
"We ... are looking at opportunities to do a road trip," Bell executive Keith Flail told me. "Can we take the V-280 to a handful of key Army and Marine Corps installations to show capabilities to the force?"