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AAAA Press Briefing

April 10, 2013

Voice of the Customer

BELL’S TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR PROVIDES GREATEST CAPABILITY

• Speed, Range, Payload, Reliability,

and Survivability

• Affordability

• Hover Maneuverability

• High Hot Operations

• Sustainability

• Commonality

Science & Technology (S&T)

Program of Record

Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator

“Tiltrotor is the most effective aircraft” ~ U.S. Army Operational Effectiveness Analysis for Joint Multi-Role

Final JMR Technology Demonstrator Announcement

• Army desires “leap-ahead” capability not evolution

• Requirement increased from 170 knots to 230+ knots

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Family of Systems

PENTAGON PRIORITY IS MEDIUM

Light 15,000 lbs / ~ 400

aircraft

Medium <50,000 lbs / ~ 4000

aircraft

Heavy 80,000 lbs / ~ 400

aircraft

Ultra 200,000 lbs / ~ 100

aircraft

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Non-Rotating

Fixed Engines

Fly-By-Wire

Large Side Door

Conventional

Retractable

Landing Gear

2 Pilots / 2 Crew Chiefs

11 Passengers

Advanced Rotor and

Drive System

Low Disk Loading

HELICOPTER MODE

Superior Low-Speed

Maneuverability

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Fuel Efficient

Wing and Engine

Advanced Composite

Fuselage

Cruises at 280 knots

Large Cell Carbon Core

Wing

Turboprop-like

Ride Quality

Superior High-Speed

Handling Qualities

FORWARD FLIGHT MODE

vs. UH-60 Radius at 6kft/95ºF

TRANSFORMATIONAL AGILITY

TRANSFORMATIONAL REACH vs. UH-60 Range at Sea Level

Greatest capability • Unmatched speed, range, payload,

survivability

Lowest technical risk • Proven 3rd Generation Tiltrotor

Lowest total ownership cost • Best value

• Unprecedented fuel efficiency

• Greatest operational productivity

• Proven commonality with variants

THE NEXT GENERATION OF VERTICAL LIFT: TWICE AS FAST, TWICE AS FAR

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