Bell/Lockheed and Sikorsky/Boeing Selected for JMR-TD

[The Sultan]

Back Door,

Sexy? It is definitely a two bagger.

[IFMU]

Originally Posted by CTR

Zoom in on the photos main landing gear, it does not look real.

What looks unreal about it?

Originally Posted by Back door

Look at the tailwheel housing (dorsal fin??)and the rear pusher prop proximity to the ground, wow. With my untrained eye any nose high attitude on touchdown (running landing, off level landing) and there's gonna be a nasty surprise for the crew up front.

Looks very much like the X2 to me. I would assume the upward taper on the vertical fin represents the flare angle in an auto you can achieve without hitting the prop.

[CTR]

Originally Posted by SplineDrive

The landing gear look real enough to me, but they clearly don't have the complex articulation of a AW609 or S-97... having a wide fuselage makes the gear simpler.!

Take a closer look at the main gear attachment to the fuselage. At least to me the structure appears to be a steel weldment cross tube outside of moldline with no provisions for retraction. The wheel appears to be an industrial unit like the tie down rings. Finally, when have you ever seen retractable landing gear painted black.

[tottigol]

Originally Posted by The Sultan

Back Door,

Sexy? It is definitely a two bagger.

Where’s the emoticon for the pop corn?

[Vzlet]

The window and door placement and the bulkhead that's visible in #26 give the appearance that the entire cabin is forward of the CG. I assume that's not true, but it looks odd.

[CTR]

No Pilot Doors?

No doors for the pilots? I don’t see any sign of door handles or hinges. Just a piano hinge for the window to swing out for emergency egress. So normal ingress/egress is between the seats as on a CH-53?

[SansAnhedral]

Originally Posted by Vzlet

The window and door placement and the bulkhead that's visible in #26 give the appearance that the entire cabin is forward of the CG. I assume that's not true, but it looks odd.

Yes this seems to be the case. We discussed here it a few years ago S97 Raider

[CTR]

Scale Flying Model of SB>1 Defiant

A scale RC model of the Sikorsk/Boeing Defiant is available.

[SansAnhedral]

They even got the paint scheme down pat

[MightyGem]

They even got the paint scheme down pat

Not quite. Toothless has half a red tail:

[rrekn]

And there is another contender.


AVX Aircraft and L3 Team up..

AVX Aircraft, L3 to bid for US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft requirement - Australian Aviation

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by CTR

A scale RC model of the Sikorsk/Boeing Defiant is available.

Genius.

[SASD209]

I'd like to see if this is a rugged helicopter. The Main shaft and rotorhead looks quite beefy and durable

[CTR]

Rigid Rotor Requirements

Originally Posted by SASD209

I'd like to see if this is a rugged helicopter. The Main shaft and rotorhead looks quite beefy and durable

Unlike conventional helicopters the Defiant incorporates a rigid rotor (no flapping hinge). This drives tremendous loads into the mast. Just hope is beefy enough for fatigue life.

The big diameter also allows space to run the controls internally for reduced drag.

Any updates for when first flight is planned?

[SansAnhedral]

Originally Posted by CTR

Take a closer look at the main gear attachment to the fuselage. At least to me the structure appears to be a steel weldment cross tube outside of moldline with no provisions for retraction. The wheel appears to be an industrial unit like the tie down rings. Finally, when have you ever seen retractable landing gear painted black.

It does look a little different than what you can see on the renderings from the promo videos (note reflective ground lets you see more detail)

[SansAnhedral]

It lives! We now have a pretty exact milestone to compare between the programs. V280 first turned rotors in mid September 2017.

Vimeo

Anyone else think the prop might be getting a little cooked?

[IFMU]

Very cool! I had seen the video a few days ago but wasn't sure if it was publicly released. I bet the prop is fine based on what we saw on X2.

[CTR]

Bell V-280 Valor Achieves Key Milestone: Forward Flight at 280 Knots

Bell V-280 Valor Achieves Key Milestone: Forward Flight at 280 Knots!

https://www.rotorandwing.com/2019/01...ght-280-knots/