{"id":23916,"date":"2022-11-08T00:38:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23916"},"modified":"2022-11-08T00:38:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:38:03","slug":"magnix-powers-first-point-to-point-flight-of-an-all-electric-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/california\/magnix-powers-first-point-to-point-flight-of-an-all-electric-helicopter\/%20","title":{"rendered":"magniX Powers First Point-To-Point Flight of An All-Electric Helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

magniX<\/a>, a manufacturer of electric propulsion solutions for aviation, powered the first fully electric helicopter flight between airfields, in partnership with Tier 1 Engineering. The modified electric Robinson 44 (eR44) helicopter powered with a magniX magni250 electric propulsion unit (EPU) made its historic journey from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, arriving on 29 October 2022 at 11:00am PST, in a flight that lasted approximately 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tier 1 Engineering is developing the magniX-powered eR44 for\nLung Biotechnology PBC, a subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation, a\nbiotechnology company dedicated to addressing the severe shortage of\ntransplantable organs in the U.S. The magniX EPU was retrofitted into the\nhelicopter together with a battery system developed by Tier 1 Engineering,\nspecialists in the design and development of electric aircraft. The eR44 is\ndesigned to deliver human and manufactured organs for transplant with zero\ncarbon emissions at the point of use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Building from our first flight of the eR44 helicopter\nlast June, the successfully completed point-to-point flight takes us a step\ncloser to the sustainable transport of life-saving organs,” said Nuno\nTaborda, CEO of magniX. “magniX is excited to be part of an initiative\nthat will positively affect those in need of urgent medical care. This is only\nthe start of the applications for electric helicopters, which have a bright\nfuture as low-cost, carbon-free, reliable alternatives to combustion engine\nmodels.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since December 2019, magniX has also provided the technology\nto power a number of first flights, including that of Harbour Air’s\n“eBeaver”, a Cessna “eCaravan” and, most recently in\nSeptember 2022, Eviation’s all-electric commuter aircraft, Alice. This\npoint-to-point flight of an electric rotary aircraft represents the latest\nfirst for the industry-leading electric solutions company. Tier 1 Engineering\nis currently working with the FAA on the eR44 project to obtain a Supplemental\nType Certificate (STC). Lung Biotechnology PBC plans to acquire a fleet of\nsustainable aircraft to transport transplant organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are committed to charting a new path forward for\nthe zero-carbon delivery of life-saving organs,” said Dr. Martine\nRothblatt, one of the helicopter’s pilots and CEO of United Therapeutics\nCorporation. “Saturday’s point-to-point flight proves that the technology\nnecessary for our mission is already here, as we actively work with the FAA to\ncertify the eR44 helicopter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Together we achieved an incredible outcome for the\nworld’s first airport-to-airport cross-country all-electric helicopter\nflight,” said Glen Dromgoole, President of Tier 1 Engineering.\n“magniX has again demonstrated the reliability and power of its electric\npropulsion units, and we’re proud to continue this journey to create\nsustainable options for organ donation and, ultimately, help save lives.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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