We got a glimpse at what a new cross between a helicopter and a jet aircraft might look like after Bell released a new image. It's of a model used in wind tunnel tests of its entry in DARPA's Speed ...
Proprotor blades stop and fold back and propulsion transitions from turboshaft to turbofan to accelerate the X-76 to speeds of about 400 kt. Credit: Bell The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft ...
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The VTOL plane that was easier than a jet - Bell X-22

Bell and Lockheed built the X-22A around four tilting ducted fans, aiming for a compact transport that could lift off ...
The next phase of Bell’s X-planes is on the horizon. The aviation company has just completed the Critical Design Review for the U.S.’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), underneath its ...
DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. DARPA (Defense ...
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Bell Textron to proceed with Phase 2 of its Speed and Runway Independent Technologies X-plane project, which involves a ...