Piasecki Aircraft Corporation announced today the acquisition of Kaman Air Vehicles’ KARGO UAV™ program, expanding its portfolio of vertical lift and cargo UAS solutions. KARGO UAV is a medium-lift, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle that has been demonstrated to both the…
The (Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System) ARES-DV Flight Module lifted off from Piasecki’s West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania on Friday, September 6th, and achieved a sustained hover for a duration of approximately one minute before descending. Upon landing, the team attached…
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) and Columbia Helicopters (CHI) have formed a strategic partnership to upgrade existing Model 107-II helicopters to the advanced Columbia Model CHI-107-III. This upgrade aims to enhance fuel efficiency, power, and robustness, benefiting sectors such as emergency…
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), known for its advancements in rotorcraft and unmanned systems, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Department of Energy (DOE). This contract supports a study on the feasibility of using hydrogen…
John Piasecki (CEO of Piasecki Aircraft Corporation) gives updates on Piasecki Aircraft’s roadmap. along with some big announcements, including its new R&D site in Pennsylvania. John also touches on future growth plans, plans on the world’s first hydrogen-powered helicopter, $37…
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has been awarded a $37 million multi-year contract by AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program. This substantial funding is aimed at advancing Piasecki’s Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES)…
The Vertical Flight Society accounced the winners of the 2023 Alfred Gessow Best Paper Award on July 17, 2023. This year’s winning paper was selected from 21 Finalists for Best Paper from Forum 79 and is entitled, “Validation of a…
COATESVILLE, Pa., May 31, 2023 – Piasecki Aircraft Corporation announced that it has acquired the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania at it’s Ribbon Cutting Event. Piasecki Aircraft Corporation plans on turning the Coatesville Heliplex, a 219,000…
New Multi-Phase Partnership Will Dramatically Accelerate Global Availability of Hydrogen-Powered eVTOLs, Including World’s First Manned Hydrogen Helicopter MENLO PARK, Calif., August 24, 2021 — HyPoint, the company developing zero carbon-emission turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell systems for aviation and urban…
State senators John Kane (D-Pa-9) and Tim Kearney (D-PA-26), both representing parts of both Delaware and Chester counties, visited the aircraft plant August 18...