Bell’s revolutionary X-plane rotorcraft has received the green light to progress to the building and testing of a demonstrator aircraft. DARPA has down-selected the craft to move to Phase 2 of the agency’s Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: Tiltrotor, Bell Helicopter, DARPA
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