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First-ever emergency autoland lands a plane with no pilot input

A twin engine turboprop that lost its pilots to a sudden in flight emergency has become the first aircraft in history to complete a full emergency landing with no human input on the controls. The ...
New York Post

Small plane lands itself in first-ever use of automated aviation tech during mid-air emergency

A twin-engine turboprop aircraft landed itself at a Colorado airport on Saturday after a sudden cabin failure — a first-of-its-kind emergency touchdown carried out entirely by an automated flight ...
WTKR

Students make history: First aircraft built at Wright Brothers site since 1903

The students and graduates unveiled their plane at the annual ceremony Wednesday, becoming the first plane built here since the Wright Brothers' historic achievement. KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — One ...
KOIN 6

Plane successfully ‘Autolands’ in first-ever use of autonomous emergency system, company says

DENVER (KDVR) – A small plane used an “Autoland” feature to successfully land at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Colorado on Saturday, in what’s believed to be the first-ever instance of ...
Futurism

Autopilot Autonomously Lands Plane After Cabin Loses Pressure, for the First Time Ever

An autopilot system took over a plane and pulled off an emergency landing completely autonomously. The nail-biting intervention took place after the twin engine turboprop, a Beechcraft Super King Air, ...