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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

IAI seeks customer to advance unmanned helicopter work

[AB-212]Israel Aerospace Industries' plan to convert manned helicopters for unmanned operations depends on receiving a contract from a launch customer, with the remaining work requiring major investment.

Earlier this year, IAI said preliminary tests had proved conversion is possible. The company performed a series of tests using a Bell 212.

To prove the accuracy of the flight control system, a basketball was attached to the helicopter with a rope, before the aircraft was manoeuvred repeatedly so the ball entered a basket placed on the ground.

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