Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Robinson 44 helicopter powered by electric motors successfully flew for the first time earlier this week in California. Tier 1 ...

Combined with magniX’s Samson batteries, HeliStorm engines enable the company to offer a complete electric solution for rotorcraft. The first engine in the range provides peak power of 330kW at a ...

Who hasn't been stuck in traffic and said, "I wish I could get out of this mess and fly over it all." That idea might be closer to reality than you think. An Austrian startup called FlyNow Aviation is ...

Electric transportation is about more than cars. Trucks and buses are also moving toward electric propulsion. Planes, with their long ranges and high power demands seem to be harder. Where electric ...

The U.S. Army wants its next-generation helicopters to be not just highly-performant but also better for the environment, powered by hybrid-electric propulsion systems. General Electric Aviation (GE) ...

An aviation company called Joby showed off a prototype of its electric helicopter in Grand Central on Thursday, announcing what it says is a plan to fly New Yorkers from Manhattan to JFK in under ...

Officially announced at AirVenture 2010, Sikorsky's Project Firefly sets out to demonstrate the feasibility and showcase the benefits of electrically powered helicopters. The technology demonstrator ...

It's easy to look back at the history of exploration and aviation and feel like there's no mountains left to climb, that the age of the great pioneers is behind us and we're doomed to a future of LCD ...

A Robinson 44 helicopter powered by electric motors successfully flew for the first time earlier this week in California. Tier 1 Engineering flew the helicopter powered by a magniX electric propulsion ...