H55, a Solar Impulse technological spin off, has\nsuccessfully flown a new electric airplane. Powered by H55\u2019s electric\npropulsion system and manufactured by BRM Aero, the Bristell Energic is a\n2-seater fully electric airplane to be used for pilot training and flight\nschools. For H55 this is a stepping stone for the development of electric\npropulsion systems designed for VTOLs and flying taxis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H55 develops certified electric propulsion solutions to\nenable the next aviation revolution. The company focuses on the entire\npropulsion chain, to be certified CS 23, \nstarting from the energy source and its management, through thrust and\npower, to pilot interface and control systems. Through its close and long\nstanding collaboration with regulatory authorities, including the Swiss Federal\nOffice of Civil Aviation, H55 leverages certification as an important source of\ninnovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This electric flight trainer airplane has received\nconsiderable interest from flight schools, airport resident associations and\naviation authorities. The Bristell Energic offers a solution which is clean,\nquiet, cost efficient and safe. The airplane has an endurance of 1.5 hours,\nproviding 45-60 minutes of mission flight with enough reserves, a typical\ntraining program for flight schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on this important milestone, Andr\u00e9 Borschberg,\nformer CEO and Pilot of Solar Impulse, and now H55\u2019s Co-Founder and Executive\nChairman, is convinced that \u201celectric air transport will deeply transform and\nimprove urban mobility. Electric propulsion has enabled the world of drones, it\nwill do the same for aviation. The Bristell Energic is a stepping stone for the\ndevelopment of such new aviation transport solutions, where the challenge will\nbe safety and certification. By having our electric airplanes fly and\nmonitoring their performance, H55 will continue to build up big data essential\nfor the development of VTOLs and flying taxis.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRM Aero is becoming a major airplane manufacturer in the\ngrowing trainer market. The company\u2019s Founder and CEO, Milan Bristell sees\ncontinued growth as \u201cthe emergence of civil aviation in large markets such as\nChina and India requires pilot training with a real flight trainer with a\nmaximum takeoff weight equal to or above 750 KG. The market is impatient for an\nelectric airplane and our goal at Bristell is to be able to respond to this\nwith a flight trainer which is clean, quiet and affordable to operate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founded by Andr\u00e9 Borschberg, S\u00e9bastien Demont and Gregory\nBlatt, all part of the former Solar Impulse senior management team, H55 is\npositioning the company and its home country Switzerland to be an important\nplayer in electric propulsion and clean aviation. In addition to Swiss Federal\nGovernment funding, the Canton of Valais through the Ark Foundation and the\nCity of Sion, the company has also benefited from financing through\nNanodimension, a Swiss-Silicon Valley based venture capital fund, thereby\nproviding H55 with a wide network of partners and global expertise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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