The Vertical Flight Society’s eVTOL News reports that “the first modern helicopter powered by a hydrogen fuel cell made its first flight at Roland-Désourdy Airport….Bromont, Quebec on March 27, 2025.
“The milestone H2eVTOL first flight of an e-R44 was revealed by Dr. Martine Rothblatt, CEO of United Therapeutics (UT), during a keynote presentation at the Vertical Flight Society’s 4th annual H2-Aero Symposium in Long Beach, CA this morning,” said the publication. “The H2eVTOL Robinson R44 (Canadian registration C-FXUB) was flown in Canada by company test pilot Ric Webb who also made the first flight of the first-generation e-R44 at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (KSLI) in California on Sept. 13, 2016.”
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https://x.com/VTOLsociety/status/1907578685680402538
(Image: Robinson Helicopters)