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. First manned electric helicopter fliesDesigner of Electric Helo Reflects on 2011 Flight Tests The helicopter, built for the French company Solution F, set a Guinness World Record and received the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Land Sea & Air award.Guinness World Records (2013) First electric helicopter, retrieved 9 May 2013 The prototypeVertical Flight Society Solution F Helicopter is on permanent display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Paris le Bourget, France.Air and Space Museum First electric helicopter
Chrétien has been pioneering electromagnetic transmissions NASA Aeronautics Mission Directorate FY11 Seedling Phase I Technical Seminar; Page 19 and hybrid propulsion applied to aircraft since 2002Chretien, Pascal, M.E. (undated), Paving the way to hybrid helicopters, retrieved 9 May 2013 and holds several patents in the field.Espacenet (4 April 2017), , retrieved 2 April 2017 Chrétien obtained commercial helicopter pilot licences in Canada and Australia, in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He has aerial work and aircraft testing experience.
Biography Pascal Chrétien obtained two professional helicopter pilot licenses in Canada in 1993 and Australia in 1994, with experience in aerial work and flight testing.Challenges of Aircraft Hybridization - IDTechEx.com, 2013
Since 2002, he has been innovating in Hybrid vehicle and electromagnetic transmissions applied to aircraft.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 2012Pascal Chretien, M.E. Paving the way to hybrid helicopters (consulté le 9 mai 2013). Among other things, he holds several patents in this field.Liste de résultats : Chrétien Pascal, Espacenet
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. 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 2012Vertiflite : First Electric Helicopter, Scribd, avril 2012
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.
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