Flight Testing Continues on Record-Setting Electric Helicopter

10 Jun 2022 | Abstracted from eVTOL News

"The modification of a standard Robinson R44 took six months...The team designed and integrated all of the vehicle's sub-systems, which included 1100 lb (500 kg) of Brammo Lithium Polymer batteries, twin electric motors and a control system from Rinehart Motion Systems...

"..the e-R44 1st Generation helicopter set the Guinness World Record...by an electric helicopter. The vehicle covered over 34 miles (55 km)..."

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