Special Conditions: Skyryse, Robinson Helicopter Company Model R66 Helicopter; Flight Control System Annunciation of Control
What happened
These special conditions are issued for the Robinson Helicopter Company (Robinson) Model R66 helicopter. This helicopter, as modified by Skyryse, will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for normal category helicopters. This design feature replaces the mechanical flight controls with a digital fly-by-wire (FBW)…
Quoted from FAA design approval and airworthiness documents in the Federal Register, 12 August 2026, under that publisher's own terms. US government work, public domain, 57 of 120 words quoted.
The facts
- What happened
- Certification or approval
- When
- 12 August 2026
- The company
- Robinson Helicopter, OEM
- Market segment
- General aviation
- Where the entry came from
- Found in the public record
- First in the record
- 14 August 2026
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4 entries in the record, this one included
What else the record holds on Robinson Helicopter
Robinson R66 Chosen as New U.S. Army Flight School Next Trainer
· News item · Aviation International News
Army To Use Robinson R66 For Its New Helicopter Pilot Training Concept
· Product launch · The War Zone
US Army moves to Robinson R66 under $10B helicopter training program
· News item · AeroTime
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- Published by
- FAA design approval and airworthiness documents in the Federal Register, 12 August 2026
- The original
- Read the originalfederalregister.gov/…/special-conditions…
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