Avionics
Sikorsky Tests AFCS for S-92
While many medium to large turbine helicopters offer autopilots to enhance mission safety and comfort, Sikorsky is in the final stages of developing an aut

While many medium to large turbine helicopters offer autopilots to enhance mission safety and comfort, Sikorsky is in the final stages of developing an automatic flight control system (AFCS) that the company says will be the first of its kind to fly automated approaches to a set position.

Guided by radar, a waypoint in a flight-management system, thermal imagery or a digital map, the AFCS is designed to enable search-and-rescue pilots to get into places that were once inaccessible in instrument conditions. It is currently being tested on the S-92.