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Eurocopter: unmanned EC-145 helicopter demonstration flights (VIDEO)

Istres, France - Conducted at the French Air Force base in Istres, France

Eurocopter’s ability to integrate unmanned flight capabilities into its helicopter family has been validated by an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) demonstration program, which used an EC-145 to fly routes that included deployment of an external sling load and a representative observation mission. Conducted at the French Air Force base in Istres, France, this program was revealed on April 25 with a...

fra/pec - 1151737
Rome, Italy, 04/29/2013 19:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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