New Atlas

World’s first crewed solid-state flight electrifies aviation's future

On June 5, test pilot Miguel Iturmendi lifted off from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida at the controls of the Helios ...

This Electric Aircraft Is the First to Take Flight Using Solid-State Batteries

Florida outfit Helios Horizon completed what it says is the first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by ...

Sarasota test pilot takes next step in electric flight

A Sarasota test pilot has taken another step toward the future of electric flight with a new milestone in experimental ...
MSN on MSN

Helios Horizon reaches milestone with solid-state batteries

Company makes history with human-piloted test flights in Florida.
Bradenton Herald

This Manatee County test pilot is on a mission to take electric planes to new heights

Miguel Iturmendi is taking an electric plane to new heights. Last June, he flew the Helios Horizon plane 16,300 feet over Lake Tahoe, breaking the world altitude record for an electric plane weighing ...
Sarasota Magazine

A Small Sarasota Team Hits a Big Electric Flight Milestone

Helios Horizon’s first human-piloted solid-state battery flight happened in Zephyrhills, but the breakthrough was built by a ...
Business Wire

Qarbon Aerospace successfully completes icing tunnel test for patented Helios Ice Protection TM system

RED OAK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qarbon Aerospace, Inc. (Qarbon Aerospace) has successfully completed another icing tunnel test of their patented Helios Ice Protection TM System. Qarbon Aerospace’s ...