Tier 1 Picks MagniX Propulsion For Electric R44

Graham Warwick December 08, 2021
Flight testing of Tier 1’s prototype electric R44, Bird 2, is underway at Los Alamitos, California, focusing on controls development.
Credit: Tier 1 Engineering
Tier 1 Engineering has selected a MagniX electric propulsion unit for its modification of the Robinson R44 light helicopter to battery power. Tier 1 is developing the e-R44 conversion for launch customer Lung Biotechnology, to transport organs for transplants. Santa Ana, California-based Tier 1 is...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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