kow10120 Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 While reading about aviation today (a pretty common occurrence since starting my WOFT packet) I came across some articles about the Future Vertical Lift (FVT) program. I was just curious to hear what current Aviators out there think about it as well as the proposed V-280 Valor and SB-1 Defiant airframes that are competing for a spot to supply the military. Any thoughts on how this would change the world of Army aviation? Pros/Cons and Likes/Dislikes? What this means for applicants just beginning to enter the WOFT pipeline? 1 Quote
Creep0321 Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 This topic has been addressed with an almost identical question already. Quote
Gideon Posted September 18, 2017 Posted September 18, 2017 http://helicopterforum.verticalreference.com/topic/20361-army-future-vertical-lift/?do=findComment&comment=187923 The thread already referenced. 1 Quote
kow10120 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Posted September 20, 2017 Thanks for the link. My bad, I managed to miss the posting on that topic. Quote
Gideon Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 It was a little while back! Still had some good info. And more has developed recently. Quote
mike0331 Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 Update: V-280 takes maiden flight https://www.armytimes.com/breaking-news/2017/12/18/v-280-valor-flies/ Mike 1 Quote
UnchainedJay Posted December 19, 2017 Posted December 19, 2017 Here is a short video of the first flight of the V-280https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Civi4cI1LW4 Quote
mike0331 Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Bumping this with some new V-280 footage Mike 1 Quote
ByteFlighter Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 I wonder if the FAA is going to keep classifying the tiltrotors in their own class or eventually switch to logging both RW & FW time.....Just think - flying these puppies could get you the best of both worlds + turbine time for your retirement gig at an Airline......A boy can have dreams........ Quote
mike0331 Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 What as the estimate for fielding now, 2035? Mike Quote
walkerman180 Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 I wonder if the FAA is going to keep classifying the tiltrotors in their own class or eventually switch to logging both RW & FW time.....Just think - flying these puppies could get you the best of both worlds + turbine time for your retirement gig at an Airline......A boy can have dreams........They should just do what the Marines do with their Osprey's... classify them as flying Class A accidents waiting to happen! Tilt-rotors blow! Why are we investing in this? Quote
mike0331 Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 By what metric do they blow, exactly? MV-22's are currently the USMC's safest rotary wing aircraft. It had some teething issues, and from what I understand is maintenance intensive, but a class-A mishap waiting to happen doesn't seem to be a fair description. As to why invest? I dunno, speed and range perhaps. Sikorsky's X2, if it is as scaleable as they claim, would make a pretty good contender I'd think, though it still seems to lack in the speed and range a tilt-rotor provides. That said I expect it's "helicopter" performance is better. Mike Quote
mike0331 Posted May 20, 2018 Posted May 20, 2018 V-280 update: https://theaviationist.com/2018/05/16/bell-v-280-valor-conducts-first-cruise-mode-test-flight-as-program-advances/ Tldr: flying with rotors horizontal, video embedded in article. Quote
mike0331 Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Bumping this as the V-280 continues to be awesome:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5a9Djp9gsg&t=259s Also had it's first public display at an airshow this weekend. Quote
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