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.
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.