As the recipient of the prestigious Excellence Award, Skyryse was recognized for Skyryse One, and its milestone accomplishment of a fully automated hover and set-down at the swipe of a finger
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Los Angeles Section proudly congratulates Skyryse, its new awardee for the Section Technical Excellence Award 2025, for Skyryse One, the milestone accomplishment of a fully automated takeoff, hover and set-down at the swipe of a finger, powered by SkyOS – the world’s first universal operating system for flight.
On November 4, 2024, Skyryse started its Skyryse One with one swipe of a finger, forgoing the traditional 36 startup steps involving two hands and two feet. With a second swipe, Skyryse One was airborne. As the world’s first fully-conforming production aircraft to do so, Skyryse One also accomplished a fully automated hover – and set-down – with the swipe of a finger.
With its proprietary technology, SkyOS, Skyryse is ushering a new era in flight safety. SkyOS consists of a single control stick and two touch screens attached to an aircraft-agnostic, triply-redundant fly-by wire system with associated electro-mechanical actuators – turning Skyryse One into one of the most simplified aircraft in the world. SkyOS greatly decreases the amount of training needed to operate today’s aircraft and will have a dramatic and ongoing impact on the safety of flight by simplifying aviation.
In order to increase the accessibility of flight, SkyOS can be applied to any aircraft – fixed wing, rotorcraft, or VTOL. The system design and construction reduce the chance of failure to one in a billion or 10-9. Skyryse has made it possible for pilots to operate complex fixed and rotary wing aircraft with greatly reduced training and much less time devoted to maintaining proficiency.
