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Electric helicopter sets Guinness World Record

Tier 1 Engineering Press Release | December 11, 2018

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Tier 1 Engineering has announced that it has set a Guinness World Record for the farthest distance traveled by an electric helicopter.

The electric helicopter was a modified Robinson R44 test piloted by Captain Ric Webb of OC Helicopters. LUNG Biotechnology Photo
The electric helicopter was a modified Robinson R44 test piloted by Captain Ric Webb of OC Helicopters. LUNG Biotechnology Photo

The battery-powered manned helicopter achieved a record 30-nautical-mile flight to 800 feet altitude with an average speed of 80 knots on Dec. 7.

The helicopter was a modified Robinson R44 test piloted by Captain Ric Webb of OC Helicopters.

All flights were accomplished at the Los Alamitos Army Airfield under a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category issued by the FAA’s Los Angeles MIDO.

Tier 1 Engineering accomplished the project under contract from Lung Biotechnology PBC to produce an electrically-powered semi-autonomous rotorcraft for organ delivery.

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