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Bell’s 505 short light single is meant to be the most cost-competitive helicopter in its class. Bell Helicopter Photo
The V-280 tiltrotor is Bell’s entry in the race to build America’s next generation of military helicopters. Bell Helicopter Photo
Bell Helicopter is focusing on three new aircraft programs this year. They are the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (replacing the Jet Ranger); the super-medium class Bell 525 Relentless, and the Bell V-280 Valor fl ying tiltrotor Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMRTD).
The short light single Bell 505 will be “the most cost- competitive, capable helicopter in its class,” says Matthew Hasik, Bell’s SVP of commercial programs. The 505 Jet Ranger X is a multi-mission helicopter with a fully fl at fl oor, increased cabin volume, and clamshell doors. Hasik explains, “It can support a wide variety of operations categories, including the utility segment, corporate and private owners, and training schools.” The new super-medium Bell 525 Relentless will be the fi rst commercial helicopter to include fl y-by-wire technology, which is popular in the fi xed-wing market. Hasik said, “Incorporating a fl y-by-wire digital fl ight control system will enable us to achieve higher levels of safety and increased pilot situational awareness, performance, and reliability.”
On the military side, the next-generation V-280 Valor is Bell’s entry in a race against the combined forces of Sikorsky-Boeing
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The Bell 525 Relentless will be the fi rst commercial helicopter to include fl y-by- wire technology. Bell Helicopter Photo
to defi ne and build the U.S. military’s next generation of vertical lift platforms. Derived from the V-22 Osprey, “the speed, range, and payload of the V-280 will revolutionize U.S. military battle planning and doctrine the way the V-22 did for the Marines and U.S. special operations forces,” said Steve Mathias, Bell’s manager of business development for the JMRTD / future vertical lift. “The Bell V-280 tiltrotor provides the best of both worlds: a helicopter’s low-speed agility with a fi xed-wing’s high- speed performance,” he said.
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