V-280 Valor: The New Black Hawk

After decades of service, the UH-60 Black Hawk is set to be replaced by the V-280 Valor, a groundbreaking decision made by the U.S. Army in December 2022. This selection marked a new chapter for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, which aims to usher in a faster, more versatile generation of helicopters.
By August 2024, the program reached a crucial milestone, with the approval of Milestone B, initiating the transition into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase. During this stage, six prototypes will be constructed and tested to assess their performance, reliability, and suitability for the future battlefield.
As Douglas R. Bush, the Army’s acquisition executive, stated: “FLRAA will provide significantly increased speed, range, and endurance for the Army's future assault and MEDEVAC capabilities."
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[@damongraham1398]

Does anyone know what naming convention will the U.S. Army use for the V-280? Any chance Bell will make a Cobrized version of the Bell V-280?

[@jackdbur]

Well at least they didn't go with the Boeing monstrosity.

[@ArmyMP]

They stole a clip from the movie "Blackhawk Down" at 1:19.

[@ahazureus]

There is "ONE THING", THE Black Hawk can do, that this "NEW" V.T.O.L. craft (V280Valor) cannot do, is, "Fly on one engine"! And there is, "NO WAY", to remedy, solve or mitigate this problem. If the Black Hawk were to loose an engine, for any reason, i.e. mechanical failure, or getting shot-out, it can still fly, conversely, if the V280Valor, looses an engine, it's toast, full stop. Cheers to Ye Matey!

[@Predator42ID]

If there is one thing you are wrong about it's that. The V-280 and the V-22 can fly on one engine since both are connected to each other so that if one fails the other can compensate.

[@ahazureus]

@@Predator42ID You point is well taken, thank you; by the by, "I looked it up", and you are correct, this time. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jadefalcon001]

If you want the "one thing" that these tiltrotors can't do that a classic rotor aircraft can: autorotate. Total engine failure in a Blackhawk still comes with the hope of a controlled landing, even if it's still a hard one. A tiltrotor in hover mode with no forward speed? forget it. You fall out of the sky.

[@Predator42ID]

@@jadefalcon001 Cracks knuckles. Lady's and Gentlemen I give you the most overuse used term in the aviation media. Created by those who know nothing of what they are talking about but instead of being mean I'll be teaching. Allow me to explain. Auto rotation works by using rotors like a parachute this can be done with either helicopters or Tiltrotors. However in order for Auto rotation to work you need two things. Altitude of at least 100Feet and speed. Now according to pilots and engineers Auto rotation only works if all the parts like the gearbox, rotor shaft and even tail rotor are still functional. Loose those and your odds of survival drop. Now according to a US Naval aviator. Autor rotation has never once been used in combat by the US since it's use of helicopters. The reason being is said pilots often operate at high speed at an altitude of around 50FT or less to avoid radar. Also bullets, cannons, missiles, rockets. All these things tend to hit the airframe causing damage making Auto rotation a further problem as well as the larger the chopper the harder for said system to work in general. Now is Auto rotation train and used, yes, but pilots still call it a controlled crash. Hence why helicopters in general have a crash rate of 9.85. While Tiltrotors have a crash rate of 3.45 making tiltrotors more reliable and safer then even fixed wing planes which are at 5.3. Source USAF and USMC. Thank you and have a good Sunday.

[@DefenseSphere]

@Predator42ID Thanks a lot for providing those details!

[@johnnyb3987]

The army wants a lot more crashes then.

[@rikkyt66]

It's a lot safer than the osprey since it doesn't have the center gear box, which caused most crashes. They actually have a civilian version of this that is going through type certification now.

[@ArmyMP]

You need to watch the part at 8:01 again.

[@lisaroberts8556]

What are you talking about? All the new technological breakthroughs have a checkered past. Even the Black Hawk before it reached full maturity was known as the “Crash Hawk” In the process of real world training and pilot error things are going to happen.