Bell Textron Unveils High Speed VTOL Military Aircraft Design Concepts

Bell Textron today unveiled the design concepts for new military aircraft which would use Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) technology.

 HSVTOL technology blends the hover capability of a helicopter with the speed, range and survivability features of a fighter aircraft.

“Bell’s HSVTOL technology is a step change improvement in rotorcraft capabilities,” said Jason Hurst, vice president, Innovation.

Bell’s HSVTOL design concepts include the following features:

Low downwash hover capability

Jet-like cruise speeds over 400 kts

True runway independence and hover endurance

Scalability to the range of missions from unmanned personnel recovery to tactical mobility

Aircraft gross weights range from 4,000 lbs. to over 100,000 lbs.

Bell’s HSVTOL capability offers a range of aircraft systems with enhanced runway independence, aircraft survivability, mission flexibility and enhanced performance over legacy platforms. With the convergence of tiltrotor aircraft 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.