Pilot or Not: Future Vertical Lift Aircraft Needs an Aviator in the Cockpit
Col. Stan Smith
Monday, August 21, 2017
The U.S. Army Human Dimension Strategy informs the Army’s approach to the joint acquisition process for programs such as the Future Vertical Lift aircraft. There is a potential that the requirement developers or the aircraft’s designers may attempt to replace the aviator in the new cockpit with remotely manned or even automated piloting systems. To follow the Army’s strategy, it is imperative to keep an aviator in the cockpit.
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