Sikorsky Firely: An Electric Helicopter

It’s at nearly gross weight before the pilot steps in and can only fly for 15 minutes, but that’s not the point. Sikorsky Innovations sees the Firefly as a testbed for the technologies that may make for a real electric helicopter … someday. This video is brought to you by Conoco-Phillips and Lightspeed Aviation.

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Updated Apr 12, 2019 2:24 AM EDT

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It's at nearly gross weight before the pilot steps in and can only fly for 15 minutes, but that's not the point. Sikorsky Innovations sees the Firefly as a testbed for the technologies that may make for a real electric helicopter ... someday.

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This video is brought to you by Conoco-Phillips and Lightspeed Aviation.

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