Screenshot/Bell Bell’s V-280 Valor light tiltrotor aircraft has flown in level flight with its tiltrotors in the horizontal/cruise mode for the first time this week. The V-280 Valor is a medium, tactical tiltrotor aircraft designed for the U.S. Army Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program, and may replace the UH-60 Blackhawk utility helicopter and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. It has a maximum speed of 300 Knots or 350 MPH and can carry up to 14 troops. Bell’s V-280 Valor light tiltrotor aircraft has flown in level flight with its tiltrotors in the horizontal/cruise mode for the first time this week.