ABOVE: The upcoming Skyryse One aircraft is based on the Robinson R66
Flying could just be about to get a whole lot simpler. Skyryse, creator of the world’s first universal operating system for flight, has received a FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for its SkyOS product; allowing the US company to continue towards production of its first aircraft Skyryse One.
Having been developing and testing its aircraft-agnostic SkyOS system in pre-production aircraft since 2016, receipt of this Special Airworthiness Certificate ‘unlocks the next step of work with the FAA to obtain approval and certification’ of the aircraft,’ explained Skyryse.
“We appreciate the continued co-operation and partnership with the FAA as we work toward our shared goal of eliminating fatalities in aviation,” commented Skyryse CEO Mark Groden, adding: “Today’s milestone represents another important step in our mission of making flight simpler and safer for everyone”.
With a Robinson R66 forming the basis of the Skyryse One aircraft, it also features a ‘completely reimagined cockpit’ design featuring Skyrye’s proprietary fly-by-wire technology to ‘create the most capable, integrated and simplified aircraft in the world’. Its developers describe the result as ‘the first inherently stable and safe IFR capable aircraft which powers on with a single swipe’ of the touchscreen device.
A single four-axis control stick and digital screen remove what Skyrye term ‘complex mechanical controls,’ with a fully integrated fly-by-wire system and flight control software replacing ‘antiquated mechanical components’. With no collective, cyclic, pedals or manual gauges, the aircraft also provides fully-automated autorotation
Deliveries of the Skyryse One are set to begin in 2025.
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