Flight Included Vertical Takeoff, Hover And Chirp Maneuvers Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, has announced the successful first flight of its second Generation 6 aircraft. It is a milestone for Wisk’s flight-test program and scale, coming shortly after the first Gen 6 aircraft started its flight-test campaign in mid-December. Conducted at Wisk’s flight-test facility in Hollister, Calif., the flight included vertical takeoff, hover, and chirp maneuvers – an important first step in characterizing the aircraft’s performance. The addition of a second active Gen 6 flight-test vehicle significantly expands Wisk’s capacity to collect data, validate systems, and accelerate the flight-test campaign.
