Airbus Helicopters Optional Piloted Vehicle

[KiwiNedNZ]

Airbus and Guimbal seem to have teamed up on this project. Wonder what the future holds.

VSR700 demonstrator performs first autonomous flights (http://www.heliopsmag.com/news/vsr700-demonstrator-performs-first-autonomous-flights)

[EddieHeli]

"thanks to its well-proven civil base vehicle and low-consumption diesel engine,"

Does this mean we will see a Cabri G2 available to purchase with a Diesel engine sometime soon?

[CRAN]

I didn't see any information on the engine, but guess it could be this one which is a FIAT derived unit and not certified.

DEL-120 Engine | Compression-Ignition Diesel Cycle Engine | Lycoming (http://www.lycoming.com/engines/del-120)