Eurocopter Says Tests Validate Its Optionally Piloted Helicopter Capabilities
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 EC145 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 Thursday with an unmanned demonstration, which followed similar flights performed earlier in April.
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