magniX’s new HeliStorm engines
The HeliStorm engines, powered by magniX’s Samson battery, will provide a significantly lighter alternative to the turbine engines typically used in helicopters.
The engines also have the capacity to generate electricity in the air. This means they can be used to extend the range of hybrid-electric rotorcraft.
To date, magniX has developed two separate integrations for the R44 helicopters. In June 2022, the first electric Robinson R44 helicopter powered by a magniX motor flew at the Los Alamitos Army Airfield in California.
According to magniX’s press statement, “this was a significant milestone in the development of electric aviation and subsequent tests went on to deliver the world’s first point-to-point flight of an electric helicopter.”