Bell V-280 Valour!

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Seems Bell have made considerable strides.

 

The V-280 Valour boasts the following specs...

The Bell V-280 Valor builds upon proven tiltrotor technology to deliver unmatched speed, range and payload with the agility to perform a multitude of missions unachievable with today’s conventional helicopter. Its clean-sheet design reduces complexity and improves reliability, maintainability and sustainability while reducing total ownerships costs.

The Bell V-280 is a combat force multiplier with superior performance, survivability, and reliability to give the warfighter the decisive advantage. The Bell V-280 Valor will deliver a number of transformational features and capabilities including:

•Speed: 280 KTAS

•Combat range: 500-800nm

•Strategically Self-Deployable – 2100+nm Range

•Achieves 6k/95F Hover Out of Ground Effect (HOGE)

•Carries crew of four and 14 troops

•Useful load of 12,000+ lbs

•Triple redundant fly-by-wire flight control system

•Conventional, retractable landing gear

•Two 6′ wide large side doors for ease of rapid ingress/egress

•Enhanced situational awareness and sensing technologies

 

Third generation tilt rotor!

http://bellv280.com/overview/