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LORD completes first elastomeric rotor bearings for Bell V-280 Valor
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From
left: Diana Tinlin, LORD Sr. Engineer, rotary-wing engineering; Scott
Reinbold, LORD Sr. engineer, rotary-wing engineering; Joe Pawlowski,
LORD Sr. engineer, rotary-wing engineering; Chad Stecker, director of
strategic sourcing, Bell; Michael Burnett, engineer, V-280 rotor system
analysis, Bell; John Crocco, engineer, AATD; Eric Wells, supply chain
lead, advanced programs. Bell; Chris Gehler, director, V-280 program
manager, Bell; Steve Meyer, director, A&D global sales, LORD; Edward
Hudson, Sr. sales engineer, A&D global sales, LORD; and Chris
Lyons, Sr. technologist, NPI operations, LORD. LORD Photo
LORD
Corporation – a leader in the management of vibration, noise and motion
control – celebrated the completion of the first ship-set of the V-280
Valor elastomeric rotor bearings to Bell Helicopter for the V-280 Valor
joint multi-role technology demonstrator (JMR-TD) program.
LORD designed and built the units in just 28 months at its manufacturing and engineering facility in Erie, Pennsylvania.
“Delivering
bearings from design to completion in 28 months is an amazing
accomplishment,” said LORD CEO Ed Auslander. “LORD Corporation’s unique
capabilities to design, build, and deliver with the highest quality to
unique requirements, make us a great partner on revolutionary programs
like the Bell V-280.”
The
U.S. Army-led JMR-TD program is the science and technology precursor to
the Department of Defense’s Future Vertical Lift program, with the goal
to replace 2,000 to 4,000 medium-class utility and attack helicopters.
The V-280 Valor is Bell Helicopter's offering for the JMR-TD program.
“LORD
Corporation is proud to be an investing member of team Valor with 10
other premier aerospace companies. Together, we are helping the
Department of Defense inform requirements and reduce risk on a new
development program while at the same time providing the capabilities to
win on the battlefield,” said Steve Meyer, LORD director of global
sales.
Bell
Helicopter’s Chad Stecker, director, sourcing and Chris Gehler,
director, V-280 program manager attended the V-280 bearing completion
ceremony along with U.S. Army representatives.
Having
demonstrated durability in extreme environments on military and
civilian platforms, LORD high-capacity laminate (HCL) elastomeric
bearings accommodate high loads and blade motions without the need for
lubrication. Operators are able to save on costs associated with
unscheduled maintenance and on-condition replacement allows for gradual
and predictable degradation mode.
LORD
bearings are critical in achieving the low speed maneuverability
required by this new, next-generation tiltrotor aircraft engineered to
reach speeds of 280 knots, according to Edward Hudson, senior sales
engineer. The aircraft is designed to have the capacity to fly for 800
kilometers on one tank of fuel, hover and maneuver in “high-hot”
conditions and function as both a utility and attack helicopter
platform.
At this time, the design team is working toward building a demonstrator aircraft that will take its first flight in fall 2017.
“LORD
has a long relationship with Bell, collaborating on new and innovative
rotary-wing platforms, including all their existing military and
commercial platforms, as well as the new Bell 525,” said Hudson.
“Expertise stemming from multiple platforms including extensive
knowledge and design expertise of HCL bearings helped LORD earn the
contract. We were selected for team Valor specifically because of our
expertise and experience from the design of components for the V-22
program.”
“The
elastomerics play a pivotal role in delivering the enhanced hover
agility of the V-280,” said Vince Tobin, Bell Helicopter vice president
of advanced tiltrotor systems. “The completion of the first elastomeric
rotor bearings represents yet another successful step toward the
completion of the first V-280. The V-280 Valor is an aircraft that will
provide unmatched speed, range and payload capabilities at an affordable
cost.
“This
next-generation tiltrotor is designed with affordability in mind,
leveraging advanced tooling and techniques that remove cost, weight and
complexity from the aircraft while yielding a high level of capability.”
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