Rotorcraft
FAA Issues Special Airworthiness Cert for Skyryse One
Single-flight-control user interface makes helicopter flying safer and easier
Skyryse One modified Robinson R66 helicopter
The Skyryse One helicopter’s simplified flight control system could make it possible for almost anyone to pilot the machine safely.

The Skyryse One, a Robinson R66 helicopter modified with fly-by-wire flight controls and a single-control user interface, has received a special airworthiness certificate from the FAA. The certificate is another step toward supplemental type certification of the Skyryse One and facilitates further flight testing on the way to planned FAA approval next year. 

According to Skyryse, “The special airworthiness certificate we received is issued to allow companies to show compliance with regulations (like for the issuance of type and supplemental type certificates), R&D, and crew training.” With the certificate in hand, Skyryse plans to begin flight testing with a production version of the Skyryse One.

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