Triumph Group has developed a sensor technology, which is designed to provide tactile feedback and simulate mechanical flight control platforms, that has been recently tested by Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary.
Read More »Collins Aerospace, Sikorsky Unveil Fly-By-Wire Tech Kit for Autonomous Flights
Collins Aerospace and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary have collaborated to create a fly-by-wire retrofit technology that works to allow autonomous flights for fixed wing and rotary systems.
Read More »Sikorsky Demos Optionally-Piloted Tech Kit on Black Hawk Helicopter
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary flew a Black Hawk helicopter aircraft through the use of an optionally piloted vehicle technology kit in a flight demonstration May 29.
Read More »Boeing, BAE Partner to Update Chinook Helicopters; Adam Taylor Comments
Boeing is partnering with BAE Systems to provide Boeing’s Chinook heavy-lift helicopters with a fly-by-wire capability by 2018, according to a Flight Global article. The companies will be developing and integrating an active parallel actuator subsystem that they will install on the CH-47F and MH-47G helicopters and expect flight testing in …
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