(ROTOR) – The Piasecki family, with a historic legacy of VTOL innovation, is developing the PA-890, a hydrogen-powered compound helicopter.
The Essington, Pennsylvania–based company’s history goes back to the development of the tandem helicopter—the foundation of today’s CH-47 Chinook—and has progressed through more than 25 vertical lift aircraft initiatives, including high-speed compound helicopters, hybrid heavy-lift helicopters, flying cars, and the world’s first fully autonomous man-rated helicopter…