Press — Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, and Liebherr-Aerospace, a first-tier provider of on-board solutions in the aerospace and transportation industry, today announced an agreement for the development and supply of the actuation system for Wisk’s Generation 6 autonomous, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Wisk selected Liebherr to provide a comprehensive electro-mechanical actuation system, which provides control of the aircraft’s flight surfaces—including flaperons, elevators, and rudders—as well as the critical tilt angle of the tilting propulsion system. This new agreement extends through the entire development program, certification efforts, and into full-rate, scaled production.

“The actuation system is one of the most critical systems on our aircraft,” said Eric Haugen, Head of Supply Chain Management at Wisk. “Selecting Liebherr, a well-established, world-class aerospace company, as our long-term supplier for this system is a major milestone for the program. Their institutional knowledge, combined with our innovative approach, has created a powerful, collaborative team dedicated to delivering a safe, certified, all-electric aircraft.”