Bell Unveils 429-Based Fly-By-Wire Testbed • Aviation Week
Bell Textron Unveils ALFA: An Autonomous Bell 429 Flight Demonstrator
Developed by the Advanced Programs team, the ALFA testbed will explore autonomous fly-by-wire operations using a modified Bell 429 light-twin helicopter.
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Bell bets on ALFA testbed to drive autonomy development • FlightGlobal
Bell Reveals Bell 429 Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy Fly-by-Wire Operations • helicoptermaintenancemagazine.com
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