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 ...

Huge props to these two helicopter test pilots, who have white-knuckled it through one of the most harrowing experiences in rotorcraft flight – an unpowered autorotation emergency landing – allowing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Skyryse in July performed what it calls the first fully automated helicopter autorotation emergency landing procedure, according to a Nov. 9 company statement. Skyryse’s technology is a highly ...

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 ...

The majority of inflight training autorotations end with a power recovery to a hover. However, there are vocal advocates who believe that learning an autorotation procedure all the way to the ground — ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a major breakthrough, aviation software and safety technology startup Skyryse has completed the world's first-ever fully automated autorotation ...