Avionics
SkyDrive Picks Stirling Dynamics To Supply eVTOL Pilot Control Sticks
Stirling will make custom active control inceptors for the fly-by-wire aircraft
SkyDrive SD-05
SkyDrive is displaying a full-scale mockup of the SD-05 eVTOL air taxi at the 2025 Osaka World Expo.

Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive has selected Stirling Dynamics to provide the pilot control stick for its three-seat SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.

Stirling Dynamics is a UK-based engineering firm owned by global technology consultancy Expleo Group. The company has more than 35 years of experience developing systems for various aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin F-35, Airbus and Boeing airliners, Bombardier’s C-Series and Global 7000/8000 business jets, and Leonardo’s helicopters.

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