In The News– Page 9– OC Helicopters

Oct, 13, 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 speed...

Oct, 13, 2016

Battery-powered R44 Helicopter Flies

by Mark Huber Tier 1 Engineering flew a battery-powered, manned Robinson R44 in September at Los Alamitos Army Airfield, Calif. The flights were made under a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category issued by the FAA’s Los Angeles MIDO. The...

Oct, 12, 2016

A First Electric Helicopter with a Humanitarian Mission

BY DEAN SIGLER Brammo, one of the first American electric motorcycle makers, established itself as an early competitor in racing, and after less than a decade in the new arena, sold the motorcycle racing enterprise to Polaris Industries Inc. “Following...

Oct, 08, 2016

Battery-Powered Helicopter Completes History-Making First Flight

By MARK KANE What were the key specifications of the electric helicopter, such as its weights, power system and controls? The helicopter had a Gross Weight of 2500 lbs and a BEW of 1250 lbs. A series of 11 Brammo...

Oct, 07, 2016

Battery-powered full-size helicopter tested

by YULIUS YOMA On the 21st of September 2016, Tier 1 Engineering announced that its battery-powered manned helicopter program achieved a successful five minute cruise flight to 400 feet altitude with a peak speed of 80 knots (148 kph). The...