Bell’s Flail with Walkaround of 360 Invictus for US Army's FARA Contest

Keith Flail, the vice president for advanced vertical lift systems at Bell, gives Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian a tour of the company's 360 Invictus helicopter developed for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3Harris and Leonardo DRS.

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  • @chippledon1
    @chippledon14 жыл бұрын

    Like these vids. Just talk. No overly loud intro music, and no background music at all!

  • @TheMqyable

    @TheMqyable

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, but I would like to listen and see more of the helicopter, not guy's face

  • @lexicillin

    @lexicillin

    3 жыл бұрын

    do you hate music

  • @StereoSpace
    @StereoSpace4 жыл бұрын

    Vago is one the most interesting, intelligent and effective interviewers in the industry.

  • @bigballzmcdrawz2921
    @bigballzmcdrawz29214 жыл бұрын

    I love how it looks so similar to the RAH 66 Commanche.

  • @Ekim1740

    @Ekim1740

    4 жыл бұрын

    looks the same

  • @JohnnyZenith

    @JohnnyZenith

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ekim1740 It looks nothing like the same.

  • @DON9701

    @DON9701

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wasnt the commanche better?

  • @NickAlati

    @NickAlati

    4 жыл бұрын

    Comanche had a pusher prop, controversy was the air Force was trying to claim the helicopter because of its advanced speeds. I do believe the Comanche also had a gyro rotor head.

  • @codenamehalo9847

    @codenamehalo9847

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JohnnyZenith well to be it does, a bit at least

  • @lowtdave
    @lowtdave3 жыл бұрын

    Vago Muradian is perhaps the best interviewer I have seen on these types if weapons videos.. I'm now a huge fan. His knowledge is great and it helps drive the interview along at a good pace. There is no...ummmm....ummmm....these 2 are professionals discussing amazing hardware. Seriously...great job...like the other comment said...thank you for not playing loud music and doing the Attention Deficit Disorder thing when playing 1 second clips of different angles. Cheers

  • @dendeanda
    @dendeanda3 жыл бұрын

    “We’re here to meet our customer’s requirements.” Love it! Such a pilot.

  • @varunemani

    @varunemani

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations humans the Hunter Killer is here for real! Lol life is stranger than fiction, Now we'll just wait until they hook it up with Skynet.

  • @williamellars9500
    @williamellars95004 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the Marine corps Cobra and the Army's Apache had a baby, and it's cute as cute can be. Can't wait to see the full capabilities of this awesome platform.

  • @ottoroth9377

    @ottoroth9377

    4 жыл бұрын

    NAH...to me...it has that chiseled look just like the Cobra had!

  • @lstruggy

    @lstruggy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Does it come in black?

  • @brucevilla
    @brucevilla4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for Uploading.

  • @HansTrein
    @HansTrein4 жыл бұрын

    I can recognise my Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog joystick and throttle which are a replica of the USAF A-10C (great PC controllers for flight sims). It's kind of funny to see them here, also they appear on the movie Prometheus, lol

  • @noobeip2

    @noobeip2

    2 жыл бұрын

    vtol vr

  • @elijah-typhelps9323

    @elijah-typhelps9323

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thats really interesting cause it makes it a lot different front a standard helicopter. Where the cyclic is between your legs. I wonder if there's a learning curve for newer pilots or if they pick it up quickly. I love the design of the cockpit. I also have seen the sensors allow you to see thru the cockpit so which is interesting. My question is will that be integrated into a helmet or if the visor looking things were what the pilots would wear

  • @brussell639
    @brussell6393 жыл бұрын

    This is a really cool looking helicopter, especially for Bell. I can't remember if I've ever seen another bell helicopter with a Fenestron tail or not, but I've always thought they look way more sleek than a conventional tail rotor. Usually Eurocopter was the main manufacturer that uses the Fenestron tail. Exciting stuff.

  • @Soravia

    @Soravia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Chinese made one, but they can't produce engine or Transmission with power to take off with any load capacity at all, and got scrapped.

  • @varunemani

    @varunemani

    2 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations humans the Hunter Killer is here for real! Lol life is stranger than fiction, Now we'll just wait until they hook it up with Skynet.

  • @wee1575
    @wee15752 жыл бұрын

    I love. The drag management as all weapons inside

  • @PastorPeewee20
    @PastorPeewee204 жыл бұрын

    Just beautiful and dangerous!

  • @steffenjespersen247
    @steffenjespersen2474 жыл бұрын

    What a beauty a Reborn Comanche! Smart to build in the possibility of remote control. Think we soon will see VTOL's drones with a cargo space that can be used to deliver supplies or carry back wounded. Would be a great asset to have on a drone flying support

  • @jmdesertadventures803

    @jmdesertadventures803

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steffen Jespersen we already do look up the firescout.

  • @suwirwong
    @suwirwong3 жыл бұрын

    sooo so slick.... wow, mind blown by the design

  • @evaluatorhvac4400
    @evaluatorhvac44004 жыл бұрын

    We are here to meet our customers requirements 👏

  • @nitroxide17
    @nitroxide174 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous aircraft

  • @tabithadebolt1708

    @tabithadebolt1708

    3 жыл бұрын

    Na - the Cobras and Vipers are gorgeous this is bland.

  • @larrysmith2485
    @larrysmith24853 жыл бұрын

    Freaking awesome 👌

  • @aramastorian2667
    @aramastorian2667 Жыл бұрын

    Very advanced and beautiful machine

  • @larrystrand1252
    @larrystrand12524 жыл бұрын

    Bad ass! Good job Bell

  • @samnigam3451
    @samnigam34514 жыл бұрын

    What a sexy attack gunship for US Army aviation. Reminds me of RAH-66 Comanche and movie Airwolf. Dekhte hi pyar hojaye (In Hindi) means love at first sight.... muah! Love from India to US Armed forces.

  • @Cryptohogg
    @Cryptohogg4 жыл бұрын

    That helicopter is so sexy.

  • @bullet1218
    @bullet121811 ай бұрын

    Like this design..💯🇺🇸👍

  • @marcalcober3672
    @marcalcober36724 жыл бұрын

    Its going in a movie!

  • @Agent4077
    @Agent40773 жыл бұрын

    if the Army doesn't take this, the Marines definitely should

  • @Agent4077

    @Agent4077

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Frank Silvers why not?

  • @thegreatdogzilla5855

    @thegreatdogzilla5855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Agent4077 The us marines are another 2nd army. They need to make the us marines infantry into commandos and make that the standard.

  • @oipr80
    @oipr804 жыл бұрын

    Its nice, I like it. 😎

  • @thecircusfreak5364
    @thecircusfreak53643 жыл бұрын

    “Hi tech and state of the art” *sees off the shelf thrustmaster warthog stick and throttle*

  • @jeffb255

    @jeffb255

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well he did say they were cutting costs...

  • @texasranger24
    @texasranger24 Жыл бұрын

    Sikorsky has the S-97 Raider compete with the Bell+Textron 360 Invictus in the AAS / FARA (armed scout) program. Meanwhile, the Sikorsky+Boeing SB-1 Defiant competes with the Bell+Lockheed V280 Valor for the FVL (long-range lift) program. Given how the US defense industry works, it is likely that both companies get one contract each, to keep every factory running, everybody employed. So if you like both Sikorsky or both Bell designs, get ready for a disappointment. The Raider has troop capacity while the Invictus does not, but that gives the Invictus better stealth properties, just like the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche had. Not sure why they abandoned that design. Just to push a common scout and transport design when they know it's not very likely they'll get both contracts? The V280 seems to be the more mature design, faster and longer range. But the SB-1 might offer better handling and safety, as it is not a tilt rotor. And it's smaller, closer to the Blackhawk size. This might really go both ways.

  • @user-sy6lt3no5z
    @user-sy6lt3no5z4 жыл бұрын

    Sweet machine !

  • @TonyHerstal
    @TonyHerstal4 жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @jimbob1427
    @jimbob14272 жыл бұрын

    What happened to this channel ? Really enjoyed these defence updates

  • @Reticuli
    @Reticuli3 жыл бұрын

    That 'mock up' looks slapped together. Better looking than an Iranian show piece, but still just for show.

  • @curtisr2656
    @curtisr26564 жыл бұрын

    Cool deal, hope it works good

  • @U-TubeSurfer45
    @U-TubeSurfer459 ай бұрын

    Wow ❤

  • @twistedhippie7608
    @twistedhippie76084 жыл бұрын

    What is the climb out speed/power after an attack run? Does it lack the speed needed make it more vulnerable to ground fire after a strafing run?

  • @JohnnyZenith

    @JohnnyZenith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Isn't this slower than an Apache?!

  • @mail2satishkp
    @mail2satishkp3 жыл бұрын

    Like this helicopters

  • @jerryarnold5137
    @jerryarnold51374 жыл бұрын

    what a cool looking bird kinda reminiscent of the comanche

  • @marsmotion
    @marsmotion Жыл бұрын

    no rivets on this thing? is it all composites? does it have armor for pilot protection from small arms at least? i assume this is a floor model i guess for promotion only?

  • @stefancelmare4631
    @stefancelmare46314 жыл бұрын

    RAH 66 Commanche 2.0 version!!!

  • @sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462
    @sonofeyeabovealleffoff54622 жыл бұрын

    I know its been two years, but Itill hope this thing is the future gunship that replaces the Apache. Not to badmouth the Apache. I love that thing.

  • @jang1809
    @jang18092 ай бұрын

    this hawk with troop slings is gonna save the infantry & commandos in very tight situations in urban, desert, jungle, beach & coastal gunfight.

  • @BIOSHOCKFOXX
    @BIOSHOCKFOXX3 жыл бұрын

    lift sharing wing means what, that it goes through the helicopter, like...it's a one big part slided through the middle, not two separate parts?

  • @TheWizardGamez
    @TheWizardGamez3 жыл бұрын

    The Comanche crawled so this thing could walk

  • @statsredner9399
    @statsredner93994 жыл бұрын

    Were are the rockets and missiles on that badass helicopter

  • @EndlessAmmunition
    @EndlessAmmunition4 жыл бұрын

    Might want to re-phrase that, It looks at first like "Bell Flail" means they totally flopped or flailed, as it were. eh hem

  • @gemini-mg6sc
    @gemini-mg6sc3 жыл бұрын

    That huge wing attachment reminds me of the Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk.

  • @ElloBoppit

    @ElloBoppit

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just saw that no one acknowledge the throwback to the Blackhawk, not to be confused with the Black Hawk. =), I agree the wing does look similar, It'd be dope if it could do barrel roles like the S-67.

  • @PpAirO5
    @PpAirO54 жыл бұрын

    It looks amazing 💙 Can i buy it in 2022 ? 😁

  • @1x1boop28

    @1x1boop28

    2 жыл бұрын

    You could buy VTOL VR dlc.

  • @icanseeyouallfromuphere
    @icanseeyouallfromuphere2 жыл бұрын

    kinda makes you wonder why prospective contest entrants arent both chosen for their different medium actuate roles, like the f-23 / 22 was, likely a broader spectrum of possibles if both where used, its odd that only one is chosen when possibly a mixmatch model of each woud cover more scope

  • @jimmyboomsemtex9735
    @jimmyboomsemtex97352 жыл бұрын

    love how he called this cool machine the airplane the commentator. love this chopper.

  • @donovannotmyname7306
    @donovannotmyname73064 жыл бұрын

    It would be neat if they could make a larger one to creat an american version of the MI-24.

  • @gorantanko9849
    @gorantanko98494 жыл бұрын

    I pads&touch screens...and wifi&bluetooth?

  • @CK90
    @CK902 жыл бұрын

    Why is the tail rotor tilted?

  • @lorenzoo90
    @lorenzoo904 жыл бұрын

    pretty sure this is how it went down @ the pentagon U.S. Army acquisition officer to commanders what kind of platform do you need? commanders we need one that does FAR A.

  • @patrickherron69

    @patrickherron69

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @bondisteve3617
    @bondisteve36174 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Does Batman sit in the back?

  • @1x1boop28
    @1x1boop282 жыл бұрын

    Hey look it's the VTOL VR helicopter.

  • @saltytroopa6578
    @saltytroopa65784 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm any longbow versions?

  • @allex2451
    @allex24514 жыл бұрын

    What happens if those screen are accidentally broken?

  • @wilber504

    @wilber504

    4 жыл бұрын

    everything works until the bullets start hitting. the generals don't expect combat damage.

  • @statsredner9399
    @statsredner93994 жыл бұрын

    Should get it ya really should

  • @greengrugach1984
    @greengrugach1984 Жыл бұрын

    A lot of Commanche dna in this incredible looking helo.

  • @rikuurufu5534
    @rikuurufu55344 жыл бұрын

    "airplane"

  • @DarkCovertAlien

    @DarkCovertAlien

    4 жыл бұрын

    IKR lol

  • @jahnkaplank8626
    @jahnkaplank86264 жыл бұрын

    this Comanche 2.0 is totally bad-ass. So it's only got one engine but 2 throttles? I guess this is just a mock-up?

  • @jeffb255

    @jeffb255

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe the SPU is more of a beast than we think

  • @paulsweeney2959
    @paulsweeney29593 жыл бұрын

    They need to paint one dark metallic green on the dorsal side and white below. Totally call it The Lady.

  • @josemadarieta865
    @josemadarieta8654 жыл бұрын

    doors on both sides of a tandem helicopter? why?

  • @TikiShootah
    @TikiShootah4 жыл бұрын

    I would hate to rely on a finnacky touchpad, in a combat environment. Hope it's really up to spec for the users.

  • @Rob-vy6zx

    @Rob-vy6zx

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about finicky but the lack of sensory feedback and therefore requiring looking at the display during use is for sure a concern.

  • @1x1boop28

    @1x1boop28

    2 жыл бұрын

    As long as the touchpads work with whatever input the gloves on the pilots hand gives them there shouldn't be an issue.

  • @redreignss
    @redreignss9 ай бұрын

    Can civilians purchase these?

  • @Steve-bo6ht
    @Steve-bo6ht3 жыл бұрын

    Can you rename the 360 Invictus to the Bell Black Thunder

  • @davegoodridge8352
    @davegoodridge83524 жыл бұрын

    Where is the SPR?

  • @Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG
    @Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG2 жыл бұрын

    I prefer this 360 Invictus Design as compared to the Raider X.

  • @willusa2927
    @willusa29274 жыл бұрын

    What the heck ever happened to the Comanche that was one bad ass helicopter

  • @marcalcober3672
    @marcalcober36724 жыл бұрын

    How do you hide without the dome?

  • @JohnnyZenith

    @JohnnyZenith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Put your hands over your eyes.

  • @ericmooney5740
    @ericmooney57404 жыл бұрын

    Soooooo......... No back up airspeed, alt, direction heading dials etc. if say I don't know the computer screen malfunctions, cracks, burns out or just in anyway just fails and shows a blank black screen. Very smart

  • @sebastiangiannini8280
    @sebastiangiannini82803 жыл бұрын

    Tandem seating arrangement is not a new concept that goes back to Vietnam in the cobra.

  • @meadmaker4525
    @meadmaker45254 жыл бұрын

    The split collective is a bit confusing. Wonder what's going on there. And the stub wings, which are huge on this prototype, aren't carrying weapons or sensors, so why put them on there at all? I suspect the helicopter's performance would be greatly increased if these were removed.

  • @WhiteWolf65

    @WhiteWolf65

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hate to say it, but you missed his comment at the beginning - At 180 knots, the wings provide 50% of the lift for the beast! THATS why they are there. And I agree, it looks very much like a Comanche Mk. 2 (bet if they put it into Production, thats what the crew will call 'em!)

  • @meadmaker4525

    @meadmaker4525

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WhiteWolf65 - Yep, you're right, I missed that bit. 50% of the load at speed is pretty significant. Hope to see her flying at some point, and hopefully adopted by the military. They'd be fools to pass on this one.

  • @8blrbrian752
    @8blrbrian7523 жыл бұрын

    Army:it looks to futuristic lets just add more augmentations to the ah-64

  • @clarencelim212
    @clarencelim2124 жыл бұрын

    How much? Will this be better than Airwolf?

  • @ottoroth9377

    @ottoroth9377

    4 жыл бұрын

    Airwolf was nothing exceptional......it was just a Bell 220 with a Hollywood style makeover

  • @BillyGHill

    @BillyGHill

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ottoroth9377 A Bell 220 with superior TV show weapons and invincible plot armor 💪🏽

  • @ottoroth9377

    @ottoroth9377

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BillyGHill yeah i agree..Airwolf was a fun show to watch....like the fire shooting out from the turbos like fire shooting oit a sharks ass. Nice Bird! Prob fun to fly.

  • @ASSASSYN
    @ASSASSYN4 жыл бұрын

    “...airplane.”

  • @TheBooban
    @TheBooban4 жыл бұрын

    Can operators hook themselves up and sit on the stub wings?

  • @didiandiano

    @didiandiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    TheBooban all you need is somewhere to clip onto

  • @TheBooban

    @TheBooban

    4 жыл бұрын

    didiandiano thats what Im asking. And also that it can bear the weight. If you’re not aware, this was done with the Apache.

  • @didiandiano

    @didiandiano

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBooban yeah, I know some soldiers have done it before. Pretty cool!

  • @flyoptimum
    @flyoptimum Жыл бұрын

    I have to assume the cockpit interior on this model is incomplete. I see no pedals or collective. Just a throttle and cyclic.

  • @FlyboyHelosim
    @FlyboyHelosim4 жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure the Kiowa can go faster than 90 knots.

  • @mikerice5298

    @mikerice5298

    4 жыл бұрын

    UFO 43 G-Force jan 8 2008 in TX Air Force we wasn't out that night . they had 10 F-16 up

  • @m1rc23
    @m1rc233 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see it compared with aw249 project

  • @droid2478
    @droid24782 жыл бұрын

    It's cruise speed is 210 mph said in wiki, I wonder what it's max speed will be🤔

  • @balmoresegovia8853
    @balmoresegovia88534 жыл бұрын

    The new cobra

  • @indigocolossus
    @indigocolossus4 жыл бұрын

    Can’t they do away with dash displays and just have it all on the helmet HUD, (keep all tactile controls)? Should cut on costs, specially for the “optionally-manned” platforms.

  • @arshverma246

    @arshverma246

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or maybe put chopper blades on soldiers head to cut cost of fuselage also , they can hold rockets and gun in each hand

  • @JohnnyZenith

    @JohnnyZenith

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@arshverma246 Lol. Best comment here.

  • @TriadAgone
    @TriadAgone4 жыл бұрын

    Helo pilots aren't going to like a throttle style collective. Kinda wierd, but if its FBW i guess the helicopter does most of the work

  • @chrisaurit7326
    @chrisaurit73264 жыл бұрын

    Sidestick looks like a Thrust master warthog.

  • @McMortison

    @McMortison

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I thought :-)

  • @harrisstutzman1850
    @harrisstutzman18504 жыл бұрын

    Is that diamond stitched leather in a damn military helicopter?

  • @shawdawg3675
    @shawdawg36752 жыл бұрын

    It almost seems like Bell wanted to make a real Airwolf, except for the Turbos

  • @kevinmurphy5506
    @kevinmurphy55063 жыл бұрын

    1 Why did he keep saying airplane and not helicopter? 2, the Comanchee was dropped because the military kept adding stuff to it which changed the time to integrate the requirements and the cost went up.

  • @codenamehalo9847
    @codenamehalo98474 жыл бұрын

    Next Bell Helo will be the Bell 420

  • @timmikep1978
    @timmikep19784 жыл бұрын

    Not sure I would call this next gen compared to the current inventory

  • @eulogiomatos291
    @eulogiomatos2913 жыл бұрын

    the guy says=airplane hello

  • @MZ-bl6wg
    @MZ-bl6wg3 жыл бұрын

    They have already tests and flower .

  • @OzDeaDMeaT
    @OzDeaDMeaT2 жыл бұрын

    Does the interviewer know what the difference between a Helicopter and an Aeroplane is?

  • @TheMCGibson
    @TheMCGibson4 жыл бұрын

    This is the f35 of helos, it works for all four branches and is amazing!

  • @JohnnyZenith

    @JohnnyZenith

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please sell it to the UK. I wish.

  • @thegreatdogzilla5855

    @thegreatdogzilla5855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JohnnyZenith This might be a us army exclusive.

  • @Rob-vy6zx

    @Rob-vy6zx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fat Amy 2.0: Rotary Edition isn't the best sales pitch I've ever heard.

  • @robertarmstrong4040
    @robertarmstrong404010 ай бұрын

    Keep the enclosed tail!!!!

  • @bobbyguns100
    @bobbyguns1002 жыл бұрын

    Bell knows how to build a beautiful aircraft! This is one of the most beautiful helicopters I have ever seen ! Go Brandon

  • @willusa2927
    @willusa29274 жыл бұрын

    Man he didn't even mention the gun in the front

  • @Misterbitties

    @Misterbitties

    4 жыл бұрын

    The gun will be a 20mm cannon designed to reduce drag. From what I read the U.S Army is still taking design concepts from aviation firms until May 15th.

  • @willusa2927

    @willusa2927

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Misterbitties thanks for taking the time to reply appreciate it

  • @thomasmarchese2808
    @thomasmarchese28082 жыл бұрын

    Let’s talk about the “air plane”. You mean air craft? Or air frame?

  • @go6944
    @go69442 жыл бұрын

    Nice job Bell

  • @smithnwesson990
    @smithnwesson9904 жыл бұрын

    That is one sexy helo. Should get that ASAP

  • @bowlampar
    @bowlampar6 ай бұрын

    Quite an unrealistic goal to expect manufacturer to produce a high kills ratio attack copter with low operation costs. 😮‍💨

  • @rfcdgaf
    @rfcdgaf4 жыл бұрын

    Lol A-10c replica hotas in their real chopper? Or is that just a place holder mockup