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Sikorsky Innovations brings at "Oshkosh 2010" its electric-propelled helicopter

Oshkosh, USA - A Schweizer 300 modified with permanent magnet motor

At first glance is a Schweizer 300 helicopter. Then you notice some details - so to speak - that are missing, starting with the 200 hp Lycoming. Replaced by a magnetic motor. It is Project Firefly, a research platform under development by Sikorsky Innovations in Stratford, Connecticut. Project engineer Jonathan Hartman explained how they began with a proven existing airframe to minimize re-engineering,...

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Rome, Italy, 07/27/2010 14:57
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