The Airframer Bulletin

Piasecki Aircraft Corp.

Every Bulletin story and press release covering Piasecki Aircraft Corp., newest first.

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2025

14 August

Initial production of KARGO II will be based at Piasecki’s Heliplex facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

Piasecki launches KARGO II with triple payload capacity for autonomous logistics

The production-ready KARGO II follows earlier KARGO UAV testing and has incorporated larger rotors, an optimised transmission and greater mission flexibility.

4 June

ReleasePiasecki Aircraft partners with Volz Servos for advanced rotorcraft autonomy

1 May

The KARGO UAV is designed for compact transport and rapid deployment in remote or contested environments.

Piasecki secures KARGO UAV assets to boost vertical UAS offering

The Kaman-built system had already passed key autonomous trials and drawn military interest before being added to the Piasecki roster.

2024

12 September

ARES is a modular multi-mission tilt-duct VTOL vehicle that can be operated as an unmanned aerial system (UAS) or with an optional manned flight module.

Piasecki takes first tethered flight of tilt-duct VTOL

Two one-minute tests demonstrated the ability of its triplex fly-by-wire flight control system to sustain a stable hover in multiple configurations and a dynamic ground environment.

14 May

ReleasePiasecki aircraft reveals progress in U.S. Department of Energy hydrogen-powered Urban Air Mobility feasibility study

2023

21 November

ReleaseU.S. Air Force awards $37 million to Piasecki Aircraft Corporation to develop next-generation VTOLs and hydrogen propulsion technologies

22 June

ReleaseANCILLARY project selects teams to develop initial concepts for VTOL X-Plane

21 June

Triumph units gain diverse manufacturing contracts

Boeing, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation and Innovate UK have entrusted projects in environmental cooling systems, helicopter transmission and electro-mechanical landing gear actuation respectively.

8 June

In the centre holding scissors: U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan, with Frederick Weyerhaeuser Piaseck (Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer at PiAC) to the left and John Weyerhaeuser Piasecki (President and Chief Executive Officer at PiAC) to the right, also holding scissors.

Piasecki sets up shop in former Sikorsky factory

The company will transform the 219,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility into an advanced R&D centre for next-generation VTOL aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems and related enabling technologies.

2022

27 July

Horizon praises DoD as it completes HSVTOL first phase

Eleven contenders had until June 30 to complete Phase 1 of the AFWERX High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing Challenge. Horizon, for one, hopes to continue testing and designing a full-scale aircraft.

2021

26 August

The PA-890 eVTOL, powered by the HyPoint air-cooled hydrogen fuel system.

HyPoint develops next generation hydrogen fuel cells

HyPoint and Piasecki are working together to develop the world's first manned hydrogen-powered helicopter. Testing shows that HyPoint's fuel system can achieve up to 2,000 watts per kg of specific power.