Drones
Wisk said it opened a 30-by-30-meter landing pad (vertiport) at Hollister Municipal Airport in California to test precision landings of its Generation 6 aircraft, including in zero visibility.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Wisk Aero cut the ribbon on its 100-foot by 100-foot (30 by 30 meter) vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California on October 29”
What it means
Wisk Generation 6, from Wisk Aero, is at stage 1 of 5 on our ladder: demo only. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Wisk Generation 6
- Boeing agreed to hand Wisk, together with drone maker Insitu and SkyGrid, to Archer Aviation in exchange for a stake of nearly 20% in Archer. Boeing keeps access to Wisk's self-flying technology.
- The second Generation 6 prototype completed its first flight.
- Wisk rolled out a second full-size Generation 6 test aircraft. The first one had flown at least 10 times by then.
- Wisk's first Generation 6 aircraft made its first flight, a takeoff and hover test in Hollister, California.
- Boeing formally took full ownership of Wisk in 2023.