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Watch Video: Wisk Aero Shares “Behind-The-Scenes Content of Gen 6 Autonomous eVTOL Construction”

Wisk Aero is to share a series of videos over the com­ing months show­ing the con­struc­tion process of the company’s Gen­er­a­tion 6 autonomous eVTOL, reports a press release.

The first is a two minute explain­er about the mak­ing of ‘Iron Bird’ at Wisk’s HQ in Moun­tain View, Cal­i­for­nia. The release explains, “Unlike oth­er test­ing equip­ment, the Iron Bird isn’t just about indi­vid­ual sys­tem tests. It is real­ly the grand stage where all the air­craft’s sub­sys­tems — avion­ics, ESPS, flight con­trols, and more — come togeth­er for a sym­pho­ny of func­tion­al­i­ty. Think of it as a dress rehearsal before the big flight.” 

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Sebastien Vigneron, Wisk’s SVP Engi­neer­ing and Pro­grams, remarked, “At Wisk, we’re using the Iron Bird as a sys­tem inte­gra­tion test rig for the entire Gen 6 air­craft. It’s not only used dur­ing ear­ly devel­op­ment test­ing, but also for cer­ti­fi­ca­tion test­ing activ­i­ties.”

He con­tin­ued, “Con­struct­ing an Iron Bird allows for thor­ough test­ing and val­i­da­tion of air­craft sys­tems and of their inte­gra­tion in a con­trolled envi­ron­ment, reduc­ing the like­li­hood of cost­ly errors or design flaws dur­ing flight test­ing phas­es. By sim­u­lat­ing real-world con­di­tions and inter­ac­tions between var­i­ous sys­tems, the Iron Bird helps iden­ti­fy poten­tial issues ear­ly in the devel­op­ment process, mit­i­gat­ing risks asso­ci­at­ed with flight test­ing and ensur­ing a high­er lev­el of safe­ty.” 

Adding, “It also ensures that our sys­tems are safe for flight and meet reg­u­la­to­ry require­ments before we fly in the air.”

For more infor­ma­tion

https://wisk.aero/

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