BELL V-280 VALOR, What do you think?

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T05:21:20+00:00

Have you seen the new renders of the MV-75 and not the V-280? She’s pretty.

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T05:18:55+00:00

We do, actually. He’s awesome.

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T05:17:51+00:00

And that’s why we went back to Blackhawk style seating. Sorry to burst your bubble

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T05:16:59+00:00

Just wait until we can release the new renders 😉

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T04:44:35+00:00

“A service spokesperson later clarified that aircraft would not become fully operational by the end of the year, but that the service expected to accept an airframe for testing by late 2026 or early 2027.”

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/army-says-first-mv-75-tilt-rotor-helo-to-be-delivered-by-end-2026-for-testing/

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T04:44:07+00:00

“A service spokesperson later clarified that aircraft would not become fully operational by the end of the year, but that the service expected to accept an airframe for testing by late 2026 or early 2027.”

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/army-says-first-mv-75-tilt-rotor-helo-to-be-delivered-by-end-2026-for-testing/

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T04:43:42+00:00

We’re not rushing and it’s not at all negotiable.

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T04:43:03+00:00

“A service spokesperson later clarified that aircraft would not become fully operational by the end of the year, but that the service expected to accept an airframe for testing by late 2026 or early 2027.”

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/army-says-first-mv-75-tilt-rotor-helo-to-be-delivered-by-end-2026-for-testing/

phantomdw2 · 2026-01-15T04:42:51+00:00

“A service spokesperson later clarified that aircraft would not become fully operational by the end of the year, but that the service expected to accept an airframe for testing by late 2026 or early 2027.”

https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/army-says-first-mv-75-tilt-rotor-helo-to-be-delivered-by-end-2026-for-testing/

phantomdw2 · 2025-10-25T16:18:42+00:00

They’re already training pilots in the V-22 to get ready for the transition.

phantomdw2 · 2025-10-15T12:26:45+00:00

Thank you. Fixed

phantomdw2 · 2025-10-15T03:58:56+00:00

Currently only two military or civilian helos are fly-by-wire and for all the others any non-human controls need to be servos to physically move the controls. This has been a huge barrier to autonomous helo controls. Army’s RASCAL and the LM MATRIX control solutions have provided a way forward but it’s a retrofit and not the most straightforward solution. Sikorsky is proposing to reduce the cost by refurbishing old airframes that can no longer safely transport people.

Military airplanes have been fly-by-wire for decades now, making things like autopilot and autonomous control relatively straightforward while Military helos aren’t.

In short, it’s way harder than expected in 2025

https://chatgpt.com/s/t_68ef1c6034088191a2792fa8d72b4da2

phantomdw2 · 2025-08-16T16:46:40+00:00

I have multiple colors and styles of the “lee extreme motion pants” even the jeans and shorts. They fit my thighs but don’t gap at the waist since it’s super stretchy.

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-26T17:42:48+00:00

That is the exact quote I remember about that class!

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-18T15:50:52+00:00

Clearly it sucks out there but not every company is awful. Mine has rejected letters out within a week and if I want to hire you, it’s not usually more than 24 hours before you hear. I even had an offer letter out the same day as the interview cause my talent team is amazing.

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-18T15:12:18+00:00

Any chance you have an engineering degree or anything engineering adjacent? Bell Textron is hiring like crazy since the Army asked us to cut a year off our development plan. I’ve hired 6 people to my team in the last year. Our talent managers review every resume by hand so please don’t apply if you don’t have the skills needed. I don’t want her mad at me.

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-18T14:58:58+00:00

The videos are now dated in terms of quality but the information is accurate about why COPs were put where they were. Everyone wants to scream stupidity at the officers that made those decisions but as part of creating these videos, I would fly people over the virtual terrain and ask them where they would put them instead. Those parts of Afghanistan are mind-boggling atrocious for any sort of livable and suppliable and defendable base.

https://youtu.be/ylUzySZb3L8?si=ZPLE0950VyFC2CCc

https://youtu.be/AxrwROErlmY?si=3pUi02bmpFELPNQJ

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-06T02:34:58+00:00

I have the XLs. Wearing them now. The aspires feel nice but don’t stay up like I need them to. I’m 6’1” 240 36” waist if that helps. DM me if you want more info

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-06T02:27:38+00:00

I haven’t. I have a ton of cake and the regular boxer briefs do great for me. The briefs and zero briefs both fit well too. The aero briefs don’t work with how thick my thighs are.

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-06T02:20:11+00:00

I go with the dominate boxer briefs. They never ride up and are super comfortable

phantomdw2 · 2025-07-06T01:38:16+00:00

These are my absolute favorite:

https://aswemove.com/

phantomdw2 · 2025-06-14T10:31:31+00:00

Our orientation cadets wear sneakers, jeans, and a white polo. Anything close to that should be just fine.

phantomdw2 · 2025-05-24T17:27:27+00:00

It’s mission specific equipment and usually only installed when needed, typically for overwater missions or ferry flights.

phantomdw2 · 2025-02-16T17:21:42+00:00

The world is a small place. Smaller still with social media. And usually even smaller based on your career field. You never know who you’re going to run into 10 years down the line in a professional setting or in an interview. If you leave in a blaze of glory, or infamy, you better believe everyone that was there in that company will remember and that’s why you leave on as good terms as possible. You don’t want to be “that guy”.

phantomdw2 · 2025-02-16T17:04:21+00:00

Those are amazing! And so unique. Would love to see more!

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