Sandblaster Team Looks to Next Steps for Safety System

Credit: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT IMAGES
An integrated approach using flight controls, sensors and synthetic vision to defeat the brownout landing threat could be extended to provide en route obstacle avoidance for helicopters following recent trials. The Sandblaster system, developed by a Sikorsky-led team for the U.S. Defense Advanced...

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