In The News– Page 8– OC Helicopters

Oct, 31, 2016

Tier 1 Engineering Conducts Battery-Powered Full-Size Helicopter Flight At Los Alamitos Airfield

COSTA MESA, Calif. --- Tier 1 Engineering's battery-powered manned helicopter program achieved a successful first hover on September 13, a first hover taxi on September 14 and a record five-minute cruise flight to 400 feet altitude with a peak...

Oct, 30, 2016

Watch the World's First Manned Battery-Powered Helicopter Fly

By KATIE FEHRENBACHER The world’s most interesting person just delivered the world’s first manned battery-powered helicopter test flight at an airfield in southern California. Several weeks ago, inventor and entrepreneur Martine Rothblatt, in collaboration with the engineering company Tier 1 Engineering, watched...

Oct, 20, 2016

Modified R44 Proves Battery-Powered Helicopter Concept

by Graham Warwick | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report A Robinson R44 light helicopter modified to electric power has completed initial flights, including hovering and a 5-min. cruise at 400 ft. and speeds up to 80 kts ... (Aviation Week)

Oct, 18, 2016

Take a look at how Brammo helped the first battery-powered helicopter soar

Historic 1st Electric Helicopter Flight By Andy Giegerich – Digital Managing Editor Talent-based Brammo has lent a hand to an ambitious, and so far successful, helicopter launch. Brammo lent its expertise to a Tier 1 Engineering launch of a battery-powered manned helicopter last...

Oct, 17, 2016

Tier 1 battery chopper takes off

ElecTrans Editor While much of the aviation industry looks towards ducted fans and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) as the next stage of electric aviation, US-based engineering services firm Tier 1 Engineering is giving the tried-and-tested helicopter an electric shock. The company’s...