Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“By leveraging Congressional authorities, not only will we deliver two FLRAA virtual prototype cockpit simulators but also accelerate the broader FLRAA program by four years. Once delivered, they will provide our user community, Army pilots, with the ability to experiment with tiltrotor tactics and ultimately develop doctrine for its future use.”

Source: Col. Jeffrey Poquette, FLRAA Project Manager, commenting after Bell Textron recently demonstrated a virtual prototype of its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), designated as the MV-75, to the US Army. This will be the first tangible product from the six-year-old FLRAA program.

FMI: www.army.mil