In The News– Page 2– OC Helicopters

Jan, 11, 2020

First Battery-Powered Full-Size Helicopter Flight: Record five minute cruise flight to 400 feet altitude with a peak speed of 80 knots!

Historic 1st Electric Helicopter Flight Posted by | Aviator_Laura Tier 1 Engineering accomplishes historic battery-powered full-size helicopter flight at Los Alamitos Army Airfield Costa Mesa, CA, September 30, 2016: Tier 1 Engineering announced today that its battery-powered manned helicopter program...

Jan, 10, 2020

Electric Helicopter Sets Guinness World Record

Records The Furthest Distance Traveled By Such An Aircraft at 30 Nautical Miles Tier 1 Engineering has set a Guinness World Record for the farthest distance traveled by an electric helicopter. The battery-powered manned helicopter achieved a record 30 nautical...

Dec, 30, 2018

Record-breaking “dream team” proves doubters wrong with electric helicopter achievement

by Rachel Silver | Guinness World Records Not long ago, American entrepreneur and President of Lung Biotechnology PBC, Martine Rothblatt, was told her aspiration of converting conventional helicopters to electric power was impossible. Fast forward to 2018 and not only...

Dec, 17, 2018

An all-electric manned helicopter has set a Guinness World Record for distance flown

By News Team The Robinson R44 developed by Californian company Tier 1 Engineering flew for 30nm at an average speed of 80kt, up to a height of 800ft. The record was set by test pilot Capt Rick Webb at Los Alamitos...

Dec, 16, 2018

Why an electric R44 helicopter makes more sense than you think

By Elan Head | Vertical Magazine When Martine Rothblatt decided she wanted to convert a conventional helicopter to electric power, she didn’t get much support from the aviation community. The electric-powered R44 developed by Tier 1 Engineering for Lung Biotechnology....