Triumph Group's Geared Solutions business is to design and build a prototype main transmission for PiAC's hydrogen-powered PA-890 eVTOL compound helicopter this summer.
Piasecki acquires Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex in Pennsylvania
June 2, 2023
The acquisition will enable expansion of R&D and production capabilities in vertical lift technologies. Its zero-emission helicopter will be built and tested there, for which ZeroAvia is developing hydrogen fuel cell tech.
Piasecki is to gain Metro's expertise in the technological advances of improving safe helicopter operations for its Pathfinder programme, helping it to understand the viewpoint of a completion, repair and overhaul facility.