Biography:Pascal Chretien
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 manned 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]
Chrétien has been pioneering electromagnetic transmissions and hybrid propulsion applied to aircraft since 2002[8][9] and holds several patents in the field.[10] Chrétien obtained commercial helicopter pilot licences in Canada and Australia, in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He has aerial work and aircraft testing experience.[11]
References
- ↑ First manned electric helicopter flies
- ↑ "Modern-day aviation pioneer achieves world's first untethered, manned electric helicopter flight". Gizmag.com. http://www.gizmag.com/first-successful-manned-electric-helicopter-flight/19716/. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ Designer of Electric Helo Reflects on 2011 Flight Tests
- ↑ "Vertiflite First Electric Helicopter April 2012". Scribd.com. https://www.scribd.com/doc/110671632/Vertiflite-First-Electric-Helicopter-April-2012. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ "1ère Mondiale en Provence : le premier hélicoptère électrique". Solutionf.fr. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207050731/http://www.solutionf.fr/1ere-mondiale-en-provence-le-1er-helicoptere-100-electrique/. 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. 2012-04-05. http://www.electricvehiclesresearch.com/articles/electric-vehicles-land-sea-and-air-usa-2012-award-winners-00004315.asp?sessionid=1/. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ Dubois, Thierry. "Electric Helo Designer Pitches Hybrid Powertrain For Future Helo Power | Aviation International News". Ainonline.com. http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2012-12-04/electric-helo-designer-pitches-hybrid-powertrain-future-helo-power%20/. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ Chretien, Pascal, M.E. (undated), Paving the way to hybrid helicopters, retrieved 9 May 2013
- ↑ Espacenet (4 April 2017), [1], retrieved 2 April 2017
- ↑ "Challenges of Aircraft Hybridization". IDTechEx. http://www.idtechex.com/events/presentations/challenges-of-aircraft-hybridization-003998.asp. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
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