Bell V 280 Valor -- Fast Rope + PDAS - YouTube

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Bell V 280 Valor -- Fast Rope + PDAS - YouTube

Bell’s experimental V-280 Valor tiltrotor, built for a U.S. Army technology demonstration, flew for the first time with an integrated system that provides the pilots and aircrew a 360-degree view through the skin of the aircraft - PDAS (developed by Lockheed Martin).

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