The newest concepts from Bell are machines that can take off and land like helicopters—and then zoom at jet-like speeds.
. The former is in use by the Marines; the latter is a candidate to replace the Army’s Black Hawk. These planes have fixed wings, but the rotors—one on each wing—can change their orientation to allow them to take off like a helicopter but then fly quickly through the air, more or less like a regular propeller plane.The new Bell concepts blend these categories, combining a tilt-rotor aircraft with a jet. The idea is that not only would they be helicopter-like, they could also be very fast.
“They take modern tilt-rotor technology as its base capability,” says Jeff Nissen, a senior manager for advanced technology at Bell. “And what we’re doing with these aircraft is adding propulsion technology, or rotor technology, to allow it to go to the next-level flight.”These craft would be faster and have a longer range than a tilt-rotor; tilt-rotors themselves beat out conventional helicopters in those metrics, too.
Bell plans to accomplish these high speeds and helicopter-like abilities by employing a fusion of different design choices. The trick partially involves the rotors themselves, which in existing craft are already able to change their orientation depending on whether it’s taking off or flying forward normally. But on these new machines, the rotors would move their position one more time: by stopping their spinning and folding back flat.
All of this means that the new concepts resemble what would happen if you put a helicopter, a tilt-rotor aircraft, and a fighter jet into an enormous blender together. If the new contraptions had a bumper sticker, Nissen says, it would be “speed that a tiltrotor can’t achieve.”The image that Bell released reveals three size options for these military craft. A light, or small one, in the bottom right; a medium-sized machine in the middle, and a large one up top.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Taco Bell is testing two new Mexican Pizza varieties | CNN BusinessTaco Bell is spinning up new varieties of its popular Mexican Pizza.
Read more »
Taco Bell is testing two new Mexican Pizza varietiesFor the unfamiliar, the Mexican Pizza consists of a flat, crispy tortilla covered with pizza sauce and either beans or ground beef. It's topped with another tortilla that's smothered with more sauce, cheese and tomatoes.
Read more »
Taco Bell is testing two new Mexican Pizza varietiesFor the unfamiliar, the Mexican Pizza consists of a flat, crispy tortilla covered with pizza sauce and either beans or ground beef. It's topped with another tortilla that's smothered with more sauce, cheese and tomatoes.
Read more »
This Facebook Group Is Offering Queer People a Stand In Family For the Holidays“People are learning that they can make new traditions with their new family members.” ❤️
Read more »
Cuomo rules: New York’s new ethics panel looks to prevent another book scandalThe newly formed New York state ethics panel said Friday it will put safeguards in place that would prevent approval of any fat book contracts from a governor or statewide official without input fr…
Read more »