Destination: Certification! Thales Flight Test Crew comments on the StandardAero/Thales True Autopilot for light helicopters

Expert viewpoint Jan 04. 2021

The background story on the StandardAero/Thales industry-first four-axis autopilot for light helicopters

StandardAero and Thales are currently conducting flight tests on a new-generation four-axis autopilot system configured for Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters....

Innovation Nov 30. 2020

Thales and StandardAero successfully achieve industry’s first 4-axis autopilot flight test for Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters

Thales and StandardAero have announced the successful first flight test of a revolutionary compact autopilot system that will bring Airbus AS350 and H125...

Business Jan 29. 2020

New FlytX connected avionics suite selected by VR-Technologies for its civil helicopter

The FlytX avionics suite has been selected by VR-Technologies, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters, to equip the future VRT500 light single-engine civil helicopter.

Business Jan 28. 2020

StandardAero and Thales announce launch customer for revolutionary advanced autopilot system for the H125/AS350

StandardAero and Thales have announced WeatherTech as the launch customer for their advanced 4-axis Compact Autopilot System for the Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350 platform.

Business Dec 12. 2019

StandardAero and Thales team to certify the most advanced autopilot system for light helicopters

StandardAero and Thales have announced the signed teaming agreement between the two, formalizing a mutual commitment for developing and certifying an advanced...

Business Jun 14. 2019

Airbus Helicopters and French defence procurement agency select Thales's new FlytX avionics suite for latest-generation helicopter programmes

Airbus Helicopters and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have selected the FlytX avionics suite for their future H160M Joint Light Helicopter. Airbus...

Focus Mar 06. 2019

FlytX, the ultimate modular cockpit avionics solution, rolls out for all helicopter types

At this year’s HAI Heli-Expo trade show, Thales unveiled the helicopter version of its brand new FlytX cockpit avionics suite, the ultimate in breakthrough...

Focus Mar 05. 2019

Compact Autopilot: ready-to-install on helicopters

Thales’s Compact Autopilot, showcased at this year’s HAI Heli-Expo trade show, is an intuitive 3- to 4-axis automatic flight control system (AFCS) that has...

Expert viewpoint Nov 09. 2018

How safety and capacity are driving innovations in future helicopter avionics

Ensuring safe flight operations and increasing capacity are the two main challenges for helicopters in the years ahead. Emmanuel Guyonnet, strategy director...