S N A P C H A T
ROBOPILOT
MAKES
MAIDEN
FLIGHT
It’s one thing for a modern autopilot to fly a
small aircraft but another completely to fly
a 1968 Cessna 206 and maintain a course
and actually fly like a person would.
The new US Air Force Robopilot flew for two
hours as part of the Robotic Pilot Unmanned
Conversion Program.
Robopilot replaces the pilot seat and pilot with
all sorts of gear including actuators, electronics,
cameras, and power systems needed to fly a
conventional aircraft, plus a robotic arm for the
manual tasks. Robopilot can operate the yoke,
rudder, brakes, throttle, and switches while
reading the dashboard gauges and displays.