By Victor Duda
Bell V-280 VALOR requires $ 7 billion for engineering and industrial development and production. Potentially VALOR is estimated at $ 70 billion, the convertible is planned to be sold abroad, plus the assessment includes the entire life of aircraft in the US Army. Among the requirements of the Pentagon was the ability to fly without refueling about 3500 km, as well as to be quite shunting for throwing the landing to hot spots.
The publication emphasizes that the US Army has attempted to replace two major helicopters in the troops in the last 40 years, but none of them ended successfully. In 2004, the Boeing-Sikorsky Rah-66 was canceled. This program was allocated $ 7 billion. Officially, V-280 Valor was introduced in 2013, after 4 years he made the first flight. Since then, the convertible has arrived hundreds of hours and its speed can exceed 520 km/h. Without refueling, the board can fly 3900 km. Its crew is 4 people.
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