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“GE continues to invest in next generation propulsion technology through the Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) program, and we plan on testing our first full FATE engine next year. “GE is proud to team with Bell on the V-280 Valor with the proven T64-GE-419 propulsion system to support their technology demonstration phase of the V-280 program,” says Ed Birtwell, vice president and general manager of Turboshaft Engines at GE Aviation. Bell Helicopter plans to use a version of the Future Affordable Turbine Engine (FATE) in the production version of the Valor. GE will provide installation and test support of the T64-GE-419 engines for the Bell V-280 Valor demonstrator aircraft.
JMR-TD is intended to reduce risk and inform the requirements for the Department of Defense Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative, a program which will create the next generation of vertical lift aircraft for the U.S. The Bell V-280 Valor program has been selected to advance to build and fly an aircraft within the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) initiative. company, announced today GE Aviation’s T64-GE-419 engine will power the Bell V-280 Valor demonstrator aircraft. Bell Helicopter, OctoFORT WORTH, TEXAS – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc.
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