It is a very impressive looking machine - and Bell has done very well in getting this far this quickly.
But I wonder about that full width glass panel - and the DAS system - is that going to be on initial models, or planned for later or only Spec Ops variants?
Couldn't see any standby steam gauges - maybe they were out of shot.
These machines aren't going to be cossetted JSFs on carriers or airbases - they'll be dropping troops and operators in the dust and be worked very hard.
Having sat in a few RAAF Blackhawk RH seats (on the ground) and ridden in RNZAF UH-1Hs over the years - serviceable but battered and worn instruments and hardware were the norm.
Let's hope they build those sensors and panels tough.
A map with a bullet through it is still a map...
Last edited by tartare; 19th Dec 2018 at 21:11.