bell engineers completely “took apart” their V-280 tiltrotor aircraft to ensure the platform can perform at an optimal level for decades into the future.
Reliability and service life, coupled with an ability to be continuously upgraded over time, are key parameters likely being assessed by Army decision-makers analyzing several industry offerings for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, an Army effort to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk.
Bell took apart a V-280 Valor that had been flying for a while to assess and refine its sustainability and performance.
“When we took apart the airplane, which is what we did starting in March, what we found was that the gearboxes were normal. There was not excessive wear and tear. In other words, our approach to building the gearboxes as well as all the other aircraft components were sound—we'd actually built the extra prop rotor gearboxes, extra blades, we never had to use any of those,” said retired Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, executive vice president of strategic pursuits at Bell’s Advanced Vertical Lift Center.
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