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    New fighter-style autopilot error behind YFQ-42 Dark Merlin crash, Says General Atomics

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    Berlin, June 12. A software issue in a newly developed high-performance autopilot system caused the crash of the YFQ-42 Dark Merlin prototype in April, according to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) President David Alexander. Speaking to Aviation Week at the ILA Berlin Air Show, Alexander said the accident involving the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) …

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