Skyryse Targeting GA And Helicopter Safety With Fly-By-Wire Retrofit

Graham Warwick March 26, 2020
helicopter controls
Skyryse is using the Robinson R44 light helicopter as the development platform for its flight automation system.
Credit: Skyrise
Fly by wire has improved the safety and capability of military and commercial aircraft but has yet to penetrate general aviation because of its cost and complexity. Now a U.S. startup is targeting the safety record of light aircraft and helicopters by developing a high-reliability fly-by-wire system...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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