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Revision as of 16:53, 8 October 2019
| Bell 360 Invictus | |
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| Role | Reconnaissance and attack helicopter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter |
The Bell 360 Invictus is a proposed helicopter design intended to meet the United States Army requirement for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). It is based on technology from the Bell 525 Relentless.[1]
Design
Scott C. Donnelly, CEO of Textron, has said in April 2019 that the 360 will be based on the 525.[2][1]
The design was unveiled on 1 October 2019, showing a two seat tandem cockpit, with sighting optics and/or laser designator above a 20mm cannon gun turret at the chin position below the cockpit, mid-mounted stub wings below the shrouded rotor hub and four 40 foot (12 m) diameter rotor blades, an active horizontal stabiliser and a tilted and shrouded tail rotor. Missiles are mounted on pylons off the fuselage, below the stub wings.[1] It will be powered by two of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) engines by General Electric.
The US Army requirement calls for a speed in excess of 180 knots (330 km/h), and the 525 and 360 are intended to meet this. The stub wings are intended to take about 50% of the weight of the aircraft at moderate to high speed.[1] Combat radius will be 135 nautical miles (250 km) with at least 90 minutes time on station. It will use fly by wire control.[3]
Bell intends to unveil a full-scale mockup of the 360 at the Association of the United States Army annual show beginning 14 October 2019.[1]
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ a b c d e Bell unshrouds Invictus, its answer for the US Army’s future attack recon aircraft, Jen Judson, Defense News, 2019-10-02
- ^ Bell FARA Offering Based on 525 Technology, Company Says, Frank Wolfe, Rotor & Wing International, 2019-04-29, accessed 2019-10-03
- ^ Lethal. Sustainable. Bell announces 360 invictus for U.S. Army future attack reconnaissance aircraft competition, Textron media release, 2019-10-02