Vertical Flight Society · @VTOLsociety
84 followers · 334 posts · Server mastodon.world
Vertical Flight Society · @VTOLsociety
53 followers · 124 posts · Server mastodon.world

won the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition this month. The competing companies received their first funded design studies in 2011. A lot has changed over those years, but the @VTOLsociety has been supporting FLRAA and the overall () program it all along the way.

Read our latest commentary by VFS Executive Director Mike Hirschberg (@vstol).

vtol.org/news/commentary-trans

#bellflight #flraa #futureverticallift #fvl #armyaviation #helicopter #aviation #Rotorcraft #avgeek #vtol

Last updated 3 years ago

Vertical Flight Society · @VTOLsociety
84 followers · 334 posts · Server mastodon.world

won the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition this month. The competing companies received their first funded design studies in 2011. A lot has changed over those years, but the @VTOLsociety has been supporting FLRAA and the overall () program it all along the way.

Read our latest commentary by VFS Executive Director Mike Hirschberg (@vstol).

vtol.org/news/commentary-trans

#bellflight #flraa #futureverticallift #fvl #armyaviation #helicopter #aviation #Rotorcraft #avgeek #vtol

Last updated 3 years ago

Vertical Flight Society · @VTOLsociety
38 followers · 86 posts · Server mastodon.world

15 years after Congress first instigated the program at the behest of and our members, and 11+ years after the 1st contract awards, the "Army announces Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract award":
army.mil/article/262523

Congrats to , and !

(Jay Miller photo of first flight, Dec. 18, 2017)

#futureverticallift #vfs #bellflight #usarmy #fvlcft #helicopter #avgeek #Rotorcraft #aviation #armyaviation #tiltrotor #flraa

Last updated 3 years ago

Vertical Flight Society · @VTOLsociety
84 followers · 334 posts · Server mastodon.world

15 years after Congress first instigated the program at the behest of and our members, and 11+ years after the 1st contract awards, the "Army announces Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract award":
army.mil/article/262523

Congrats to , and !

(Jay Miller photo of first flight, Dec. 18, 2017)

#futureverticallift #vfs #bellflight #usarmy #fvlcft #helicopter #avgeek #Rotorcraft #aviation #armyaviation #tiltrotor #flraa

Last updated 3 years ago