Boeing's
Autonomous Prototype Crashes
The Aurora Flight Sciences
PAV
The PAV (passenger air vehicle) Boeing's entry into the developing urban air
mobility market crashed earlier this month after four successful unmanned test
flights.
Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Science's unmanned passenger air
vehicle (PAV) prototype crashed June 4 during its fifth test flight in
Manassas, Virginia, Aurora spokeswoman Luisa Guerra confirmed to AIN yesterday
at the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C. Guerra said the crash is under
investigation and a determination of cause is pending.
The vehicle previously had four successful test flights, Guerra noted, and it
crashed in a closed area. "We are operating in a safe, confined
space," she said. "We follow strict protocols during flight
testing."
Guerra declined to disclose further details of the crash. The 30-foot-long,
28-foot-wide electric-powered vehicle completed its first flight on January 22.
It is expected to have a range of up to 50 miles and operate autonomously from
takeoff to landing.
The air-taxi concept demonstrator completed a controlled takeoff, hover, and
landing during its first flight, with later tests focusing on forward,
wing-borne flight and the transition between hover and forward flight.
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