Pascal_Chretien

Pascal Chretien

Pascal Chretien

Electric helicopter pilot

Pascal Chrétien (born 7 April 1968) is a French-Australian commercial helicopter pilot and engineer with degrees in electronics and aerospace who designed, built and test flew the world’s first crewed electric helicopter the Solution F/Chretien Helicopter on 12 August 2011.[1][2][3][4] The helicopter, built for the French company Solution F,[5] set a Guinness World Record and received the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Land Sea & Air award.[6][7] The prototype is on permanent display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Paris le Bourget, France.[8]

Pascal Chrétien

Chrétien has been pioneering electromagnetic transmissions[9] and hybrid propulsion applied to aircraft since 2002[10][11] and holds several patents in the field.[12] Chrétien obtained commercial helicopter pilot licences in Canada and Australia, in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He has aerial work and aircraft testing experience.[13]

World's First manned electric helicopter

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    Dubois, Thierry. "Electric Helo Designer Pitches Hybrid Powertrain For Future Helo Power | Aviation International News". Ainonline.com. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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    "Challenges of Aircraft Hybridization". IDTechEx. Retrieved 9 May 2013.


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