DoD additional Reserve funding (the name of which is completely escaping me right now)
NGREA! It finally came to me.
DoD additional Reserve funding (the name of which is completely escaping me right now)
Looks like Bell has a competitor to Sikorsky's S-97 in the scout helicopter market: the 360 Invictus. It has got a 3,000 HP GE turbine + some type of supplemental power unit, a derivative of the 525 rotor system which is capable of 200+ knots and wings to offload the main rotor at high speed. Will be curious to see what kind of speed and range Bell is going to be able to achieve.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...isnt-stealth-but-it-aims-to-be-fast-and-cheap
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Source? My quick internetting says it was.Comanche wasn’t fly-by-wire
Will this be the Comanche all over again? The Comanche was pretty pricey and this one looks pricey too.
Will this be the Comanche all over again? The Comanche was pretty pricey and this one looks pricey too.
Will this be the Comanche all over again? The Comanche was pretty pricey and this one looks pricey too.
Honestly I see the opposite. They're taking a bunch of the kit off the 525 that's already been developed. I'm intrigued as to the "supplemental power unit" but...? The choice of a single, big engine is also interesting.
It’s likely to be the least pricy. Look at the all new and unconventional designs some of the competitors are doing. If you can make KPPs without inventing warp drive, you should.
An article on the Comanche resemblance.
When did they get bought by Northrop? That doesn't give me warm fuzzies ?Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites
2007. But they were only independent for two years. They first got bought by Beechcraft in the 80s, and then got kicked around among various owners.When did they get bought by Northrop? That doesn't give me warm fuzzies ?