The X-76 is the latest in a long series of experimental X-planes developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed.

There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter ...

DARPA’s X-76 experimental aircraft aims to combine helicopter flexibility with jet-like speeds and runway-independent flight.

Bell's X-76 aircraft achieves 517 mph cruise speeds with vertical takeoff capability, eliminating runway dependencies through innovative folding rotors.

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...

DARPA's X-76 aircraft, designed in cooperation with USSOCOM to break the trade-off between speed and agility, is set to move into the next production phase with Bell Textron.

However, the statement said the return of the Sikorsky S-76 aircraft to flight operations followed completion of the NCAA's comprehensive operational audit. This is contained in a statement signed by ...

The United States has unveiled a new experimental aircraft designed to combine jet-like speed with the flexibility of helicopter operations.