Airbus has demonstrated a fully automatic takeoff in an A350; using a vision-based system that tracks the runway centre line, without the need for sidestick input from either of the two pilots, as part of their Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off & Landing (ATTOL) project. The aircraft, an A350-1000 configured for flight testing, first begun testing the vision-based takeoff system at Toulouse-Blagnac airport on the 18th of December 2019. On board the aircraft were two pilots, two flight test engineers and a … Continue reading Airbus A350 Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff System