Bell unveils high-speed vertical take-off and landing design

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20210804/1628062473604424.png" title="1628062473604424.png" alt="8.png"/></p><p>Bell&nbsp;Textron Inc., a&nbsp;Textron&nbsp;Inc. company, unveiled design concepts for new aircraft systems for military applications which would use Bell’s high-speed vertical take-off and landing (HSVTOL) technology for next-generation vertical lift aircraft. HSVTOL technology blends the hover capability of a helicopter with the speed, range, and survivability features of a fighter aircraft.</p><p><br/></p><p>“Bell’s HSVTOL technology is a step change improvement in rotorcraft capabilities,” said Jason Hurst, vice president, Innovation. “Our technology investments have reduced risk and prepared us for rapid development of HSVTOL in a digital engineering environment, leveraging experience from a robust past of technology exploration and close partnerships with the Department of Defense and Research Laboratories.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Bell’s HSVTOL design concepts include:</p><p>? Low downwash hover capability</p><p>? Jet-like cruise speeds over 400kts</p><p>? True runway independence and hover endurance</p><p>? Scalability to the range of missions from unmanned personnel recovery to tactical mobility</p><p>? Aircraft gross weights range from 4,000 lb to more than 100,000 lb</p><p><br/></p><p>Bell’s HSVTOL capability offers a range of aircraft systems with enhanced runway independence, aircraft survivability, mission flexibility, and enhanced performance. With the convergence of&nbsp;tiltrotor aircraft&nbsp;capabilities, digital flight control advancements, and emerging propulsion technologies, Bell is primed to evolve HSVTOL technology for modern military missions to serve the next generation of warfighters.</p><p><br/></p><p>Bell has explored high-speed vertical lift aircraft technology for more than 85 years, pioneering VTOL configurations in the X-14, X-22, XV-3 and XV-15 for NASA, the U.S Army, and U.S. Air Force. The lessons learned from the XV-3 and XV-15 supported development of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor with a cruise speed and range twice that of helicopters it replaced.</p><p><br/></p>