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Successful First Flight For Sikorsky AFF System

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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

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Sikorsky [UTX] said the The first flight of its Autonomous Formation Flying (AFF) system was carried out on June 4 by Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft. The demonstration used the Sikorsky AFF system implemented on the Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate's (AFDD) JUH-60A RASCALTM aircraft, flying in formation with an unmodified EH-60L aircraft. The AFF Project is aimed to reduce a helicopter pilot's workload by automating routine formation flight. The AFF system will allow a pilot to designate…

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