A robo-Black Hawk helicopter flew with no pilots for the first time

A robo-Black Hawk helicopter flew with no pilots for the first time
A robo-Black Hawk helicopter flew with no pilots for the first time

The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System, or ALIAS, was outfitted on a UH-60A Black Hawk at Fort Campbell, KY, for a simulated flight through an “obstacle run” in “Manhattan” with no pilots on board.

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Sikorsky’s ALIAS automation will help human pilots fly more safely at low altitude and high speeds and in poor visibility. Modified UH-60s will test out the technology for next-gen Future Vertical Lift.

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“We also had a non-pilot with all of 45 minutes of training take the aircraft up and operate for almost an hour,” said Sikorsky’s autonomy director, Igor Cherepinsky.