Avionics
Black Hawk Helicopters Get 4th Axis Autopilot Upgrade
Moog’s Genesys Avionics Suite and four-axis autopilot transform the UH-60
BlackHawk MOOG
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Moog’s Genesys three-axis rotorcraft autopilot for the Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter will soon get a fourth axis that incorporates full control of the collective. This safety enhancement, expected to get an FAA nod as soon as May, would build on the Genesys GRC autopilot supplemental type certificate (STC) issued in October for the helicopter.

Moog partnered with XP Services, a specialty helicopter modification company based in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on the Black Hawk GRC-4000 four-axis autopilot STC, which Moog will own. The modified Black Hawk with a full Genesys IDU-680 avionics suite and autopilot can be seen this week at the company's Verticon static display.