Rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters Flightlab To Test UAM Technologies
Airbus flying laboratory dedicated to evaluating future UAM and helicopter innovations.
Airbus uses an H130 helicopter for its Flightlab technology incubator. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
Airbus uses an H130 helicopter for its Flightlab technology incubator. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

Airbus Helicopters has started in-flight tests onboard the European aerospace group's rotary-wing Flightlab facility. The platform-agnostic flying laboratory is exclusively dedicated to maturing new technologies for the company’s current helicopters and future fixed-wing and eVTOL aircraft designs.