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[8] is on permanent display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Paris le Bourget, France.[9]
Pascal Chrétien | |
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| Born | 7 April 1968 |
| Occupations | helicopter pilot, engineer, inventor |
| Awards | Guinness World Record |
Chrétien has been pioneering electromagnetic transmissions[10] and hybrid propulsion applied to aircraft since 2002[11][12] and holds several patents in the field.[13] Chrétien obtained commercial helicopter pilot licences in Canada and Australia, in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He has aerial work and aircraft testing experience.[14]
Biography
editPascal Chrétien obtained two professional helicopter pilot licenses in Canada in 1993 and Australia in 1994, with experience in aerial work and flight testing.[15]
Since 2002, he has been innovating in Hybrid vehicle and electromagnetic transmissions applied to aircraft.[16][17][18] Among other things, he holds several patents in this field.[19]
A professional helicopter pilot and electronic engineer specializing in Electromagnetism, Pascal Chrétien designed, built, and flew the world's first human-piloted electric helicopter on August 4 and 12, 2011.[20][21][22][23]
He designed and built this helicopter for the French company Solution F. For his helicopter and its record-breaking flight, he received the Guinness World Records and the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Land Sea & Air award (USA). The prototype is on display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Le Bourget in the Helicopter Hall.
References
edit- ↑ First manned electric helicopter flies
- ↑ "Modern-day aviation pioneer achieves world's first untethered, manned electric helicopter flight". Gizmag.com. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Designer of Electric Helo Reflects on 2011 Flight Tests
- ↑ "Vertiflite First Electric Helicopter April 2012". Scribd.com. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "1ère Mondiale en Provence : le premier hélicoptère électrique". Solutionf.fr. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Guinness World Records (2013) First electric helicopter, retrieved 9 May 2013
- ↑ "Electric Vehicles Land, Sea and Air USA 2012 - Award winners". Electric Vehicles Research. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Vertical Flight Society Solution F Helicopter
- ↑ Air and Space Museum First electric helicopter
- ↑ NASA Aeronautics Mission Directorate FY11 Seedling Phase I Technical Seminar; Page 19
- ↑ Dubois, Thierry. "Electric Helo Designer Pitches Hybrid Powertrain For Future Helo Power | Aviation International News". Ainonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Chretien, Pascal, M.E. (undated), Paving the way to hybrid helicopters, retrieved 9 May 2013
- ↑ Espacenet (4 April 2017), , retrieved 2 April 2017
- ↑ "Challenges of Aircraft Hybridization". IDTechEx. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Challenges of Aircraft Hybridization - IDTechEx.com, 2013
- ↑ Helo Designer Pitches Hybrid Powertrain For Future Helo Power - Thierry Dubois, AIN online, 4 décembre 2012
- ↑ Combined Electric Aircraft and Airspace Management Design for Metro-Regional Public Transportation - NASA, 5-7 juin 2012
- ↑ Pascal Chretien, M.E. Paving the way to hybrid helicopters (consulté le 9 mai 2013).
- ↑ Liste de résultats : Chrétien Pascal, Espacenet
- ↑ First manned electric helicopter flies - Lithium Balance
- ↑ Loz Blain, Modern-day aviation pioneer achieves world's first untethered, manned electric helicopter flight, New Atlas, 5 septembre 2011
- ↑ Thierry Dubois, Designer of Electric Helo Reflects on 2011 Flight Tests, Rotor & Wing, 26 septembre 2012
- ↑ Vertiflite : First Electric Helicopter, Scribd, avril 2012
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