Skyryse has achieved what it says is the first-ever fully automated autorotation landings with its modified Robinson R66 helicopter. Announcing the breakthrough this week, even though the flight itself happened back in July, the company said it expects to roll out the first production example of the rotorcraft in the first quarter of 2024.
The R66 testbed was equipped with Skyryse’s highly automated flight control system, called FlightOS, which the company says will reduce pilot workload in a variety of aircraft, including helicopters, airplanes, and eVTOL air taxis. The California-based company says it has completed dozens of automated autorotation landings at its flight test facility near Los Angeles since the first successful test on July 22, when Guinness World Records was in attendance to certify the record for the first automated autorotation landing by rotorcraft.
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