General Atomics President Explains Autopilot Fault In YFQ-42 Mishap

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Credit: GA-ASI
BERLIN—A glitch that caused a YFQ-42 Dark Merlin aircraft to crash in April came from a newly designed, high-performance autopilot developed for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. President David Alexander tells Aviation Week. The April 6...
Steve Trimble

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