Piasecki Advances Hydrogen-Electric Helicopter Demonstrator Plan

Graham Warwick April 07, 2022
Hydrogen-electric propulsion systems is packaged into the rear fuselage of the PA-890.
Credit: Piasecki
Piasecki is planning to fly an 80-kW fuel-cell powertrain in an off-the-shelf commercial helicopter as a key demonstration step toward development of its PA-890 hydrogen-electric light helicopter. Rotorcraft developer Piasecki has partnered with aviation fuel-cell startup HyPoint to develop the...
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