Advanced Aviation Technology (A2TECH),
A2TECH: Advanced Aviation Technology recently conducted the first flight of a small electric driven technology demonstrator that will demonstrate a new generation of Ground Control Station (GCS) systems called “RealityVISION – Unmanned Vehicle Pilot Systems”, driven by the CANaerospace command and control protocol. This new GCS technology – presently under development and demonstration – will provide a new level of pilot-in-the-loop command and control mode for air, ground and sea vehicles.
Conducted at the Hoehenrain flight test facility near Munich, Germany, the flight is part of an on-going cooperative effort between A2TECH –
Advanced Aviation Technology, Stock Flight Systems, Reiser Systemtechnik and Wetzel Technology to extend the flexibility of the pilot-in-the-loop flight guidance and control of Unmanned Systems. A2TECH operated the technology demonstrator under the control of a “modular & portable” ground control station.
The goal of the initial flight was to evaluate the proof-of-concept of UAV/UCAV controllability and handling using a fighter-jet style cockpit like manned aircraft that use hands-on throttle, stick (HOTAS) and rudder, in a pilot-in-the-loop flight mode.
After several taxi-runs, the electric driven air vehicle lifted off at a speed of 10 knots. At an altitude of 50-100 meters the company
