Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, provided critical engineering to support Wisk’s Generation 6 aircraft, which recently completed its first flight. As the first FAA-certifiable commercial autonomous passenger air taxi, the Gen 6 relied on Aurora for battery validation, aerodynamic stability, guidance systems, and structural integrity. During testing, the aircraft executed vertical takeoff, hover, and stabilized flight. Aurora’s work ensured the battery system could store energy, manage heat, and maintain wiring under stress. The flight physics team fine-tuned control systems for steady hover, while guidance, navigation and control (GNC) integration enabled pilotless flight. The materials team tested bonding, surface prep, and lightning protection. Interim president Clint Church called the flight “the culmination of years of collaboration,” adding it “lays the groundwork for certification of the world’s first all-electric, autonomous 4-seat air taxi.” Aurora continues flight testing with Wisk.
Aurora aids Wisk Gen 6 aircraft’s historic maiden flight.
