Rotorcraft
United Rotorcraft To Support Skyryse Modified Helos
Agreement expands maintenance coverage for SkyOS buyers
Skyryse One modified Robinson R66 helicopter
United Rotorcraft will provide MRO services for purchasers of helicopters modified with the SkyOS digitized aircraft operating system. © Skyryse

Skyryse, which is developing the SkyOS digitized aircraft operating system, is partnering with United Rotorcraft to support the maintenance of SkyOS modified helicopters and introduce SkyOS programs for Airbus H125 and H130 and Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters. The first SkyOS helicopter—Skyryse One—is a single-control, fly-by-wire upgrade to the Robinson R66, enabling automatic takeoff and landing and fully envelope-protected flight.

The Black Hawk SkyOS program is being done under contracts with the U.S. Army and ACE Aeronautics to integrate the system into that helicopter. 

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