Pascal Chretien

Pascal Chrétien (born 7 April 1968) is a French-Australian commercial helicopter pilot and engineer with degrees in electronics and aerospace who designed, built and test flew the world’s first crewed electric helicopter the Solution F/Chretien Helicopter on 12 August 2011.^[1][2][3][4] The helicopter, built for the French company Solution F,^[5] set a Guinness World Record and received the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Land Sea & Air award.^[6][7] The prototype^[8] is on permanent display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Paris le Bourget, France.^[9]

Pascal Chrétien

Chrétien has been pioneering electromagnetic transmissions^[10] and hybrid propulsion applied to aircraft since 2002^[11][12] and holds several patents in the field.^[13] Chrétien obtained commercial helicopter pilot licences in Canada and Australia, in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He has aerial work and aircraft testing experience.^[14]

World's First manned electric helicopter

Biography

Pascal Chrétien obtained two professional helicopter pilot licenses in Canada in 1993 and Australia in 1994, with experience in aerial work and flight testing.^[15]

Since 2002, he has been innovating in Hybrid vehicle and electromagnetic transmissions applied to aircraft.^[16][17][18] Among other things, he holds several patents in this field.^[19]

A professional helicopter pilot and electronic engineer specializing in Electromagnetism, Pascal Chrétien designed, built, and flew the world's first human-piloted electric helicopter on August 4 and 12, 2011.^{[20][21][22][23]}

He designed and built this helicopter for the French company Solution F. For his helicopter and its record-breaking flight, he received the Guinness World Records and the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Land Sea & Air award (USA). The prototype is on display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Le Bourget in the Helicopter Hall.