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A Black Hawk helicopter flew for the first time without pilots

Discussion in 'Aviation Chat' started by NYC Fred, Feb 10, 2022.

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  1. NYC Fred

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    #1 NYC Fred, Feb 10, 2022
    The empty UH-60 was part of a DARPA program and featured autonomous flight technology from Sikorsky.

    ((February has already been a big month for autonomous flight. For the first time, this past Saturday, and then again on Monday, a specially equipped Black Hawk helicopter flew without a single human on board. The computer-piloted aircraft was being tested as part of a DARPA program called Alias, and the tests took place out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.))

    https://www.popsci.com/aviation/black-hawk-helicopter-first-autonomous-flight/
     
  2. BJK

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    #2 BJK, Feb 10, 2022
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  3. Rifledriver

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    #3 Rifledriver, Feb 10, 2022
    So will it try to fly under semi trailers like a Tesla?
     
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  4. Jaguar36

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    #4 Jaguar36, Feb 11, 2022
    Seems like Sikorsky is a bit behind here.

    In addition to the Kmax Boeing's flown the unmanned little bird since 2006.
     

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