Aviation software and safety technology startup Skyryse has successfully executed the world's first fully automated autorotation emergency landing procedure. This milestone marks one of many ...

One of the basic and most important skills that any human helicopter pilot learns and must practise on a regular basis is the ability to autorotate safely. This is so that in the event of engine or ...

Skyryse, an LA-area startup, achieved a Guinness World Record for completing the world's first fully automated autorotation emergency landing procedure in a helicopter without human pilot intervention ...

A Skyryse-equipped Robinson R66 completed its first full automated autorotation on July 22 at a Los Angeles-area test site. Credit: Skyryse U.S. startup Skyryse has conducted the first fully automated ...

Skyryse TM system takes next step towards bringing commercial aviation grade safety to general aviation World's first production helicopter with Skyryse technology to be revealed in Q1 EL SEGUNDO, ...

If you've ever ridden in a car that can park itself at the push of a button, you'll appreciate the achievement of Skyryse, which has made a fully-conforming production helicopter that can hover with ...

This autorotation practice by the author in Montana illustrated a higher rate of descent, reduced rotor RPM build in autorotation, low initial rotor RPM response, the requirement for a higher flare ...

Following on from the completion of flight envelope expansion trials in December 2013, AgustaWestland gave the first customer demonstration flights of the AW609 tiltrotor aircraft in February. This ...

Skyryse has unveiled the world's first production fly-by-wire helicopter. The startup's Skyryse One helicopter is operated with a single control stick and a pair of touchscreens. The transformative ...

AgustaWestland has successfully completed autorotation trials for its AW609 tiltrotor programme at the Arlington facility in Texas, it has been announced. The tests were carried out under the ...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays a helicopter pilot in his new action movie. San Andreas, the latest entry into the catalog of absurd natural disaster movies, opens in theaters today. Dwayne “The Rock” ...