MagniX Prepares For Electric-Powered Robinson ER66 Tests

Robinson ER66
Credit: MagniX/Robinson Helicopter Corp.
ATLANTA—Electric propulsion provider MagniX is preparing a power system for flight tests later this year in a modified Robinson Helicopter Corporation R66. Based on a propulsion system using the HeliStorm electric engine, announced at Verticon 2025, the demonstrator is expected to begin test flights...
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