Bell Textron (NYSE: TXT) announced Wednesday that its high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) concept hit a milestone in testing this past December with a full-scale demonstration of its folding rotor technology and digital flight control systems.
“This milestone, advanced Bell’s HSVTOL technology to a technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 in 2021, and our 2022 development plan has us rapidly progressing to TRL 5 with an integrated demonstration—one step closer to flight,” said Jeff Nissen, senior manager of Advanced Technology and the HSVTOL program manager at Bell.
