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Stay up to date with the latest HX50 Monthly Update & AMA, streamed live on February 27, 2025 from the Hill Helicopters Production Centre One.

HX50 Monthly Update & AMA - February 27

At the heart of innovation in helicopter design stands Jason Hill’s groundbreaking vision for the HX50—a machine that isn’t just built to fly but built to inspire. A key driver behind this transformative project is Henry Morshead, Chief Designer at Hill Helicopters.

At the heart of innovation in helicopter design stands Jason Hill’s groundbreaking vision for the HX50—a machine that isn’t just built to fly but built to inspire.

Reshaping Helicopter Design

Jason joined former fighter pilot John Ramstead on HangarX Studios, a podcast that explores innovation in all things cutting edge in aerospace and vertical takeoff, featuring guests such as aviation experts, pilots, financiers, military leaders, and innovators of all types.

HangarX Studios Interview with Jason Hill

When it comes to installing a turbine engine in the back of a composite helicopter, one of the biggest challenges is ensuring fire safety. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been doing rigorous tests on various candidate materials for the HX50 firewall, designed to protect the HX50's sensitive composite structures from heat and fire hazards.

When it comes to installing a turbine engine in the back of a composite helicopter, one of the biggest challenges is ensuring fire safety.

HX50 Firewall

“What a journey it’s been. From three small development centres in Rugeley to a cavernous, empty unit in Stafford to a completely vertically integrated production facility capable of producing essentially every part of HX50 from raw materials at a price that will stir General Aviation back into life.” - Jason

Recap December's HX50 Monthly Update & Ama

We’re starting the year off strong with exciting progress on the GT50 engine and HX50 helicopter development. 

Starter Generator and Gearbox Update

Stay up to date with the latest HX50 Monthly Update & AMA, streamed live on December 5, 2024 from the new Hill Helicopters Production Centre One.

HX50 Monthly Update & AMA - December 5, 2024

Another exciting milestone: the completion of the first five conforming gears for the high-speed reduction gearbox.

High-Speed Reduction Gears Ready for Testing

Inspired by the elegance of a flying Aston Martin, these seats have undergone significant ergonomic refinements based on detailed trials and feedback. We've adjusted the curvature and lumbar support to ensure optimal comfort for all passengers.

Inspired by the elegance of a flying Aston Martin, these seats have undergone significant ergonomic refinements based on detailed trials and feedback.

Enhancing Comfort with Redesigned Seats

By being attuned to the market and listening to our customers from the very beginning, we took what was literally a sketch of our dream five-seat private helicopter, merely a concept, and turned it first into a wind tunnel model, then an engineering design, and finally an aircraft.

Recap October's HX50 Monthly Update & Ama

We're addressing previous concerns with the door design by overhauling the hinge geometry, locking mechanisms, and sealing systems to ensure a seamless and high-quality user experience.

Improvements to Doors & Seats

Our airframe team is working diligently to reduce weight and drag in the skid design, incorporating composite load-carrying members and a metallic cross-tube with wear plates for an optimal balance of lightweight, low-drag, and high performance.

Skid Optimisation and Firewall Integration

Our team has been perfecting the duplex nozzles using cutting-edge computational and experimental methods to ensure optimal atomization and combustion efficiency. These nozzles will soon undergo final qualification, ready to be integrated into the production combustion liner.

Our team has been perfecting the duplex nozzles using cutting-edge computational and experimental methods to ensure optimal atomization and combustion efficiency.

Fuel Nozzles and Module Development

In this video, we take you inside our newly established casting cell, show you the advanced processes and equipment that enable us to produce complex turbine components from super-alloys.

Turbine Blade Casting for GT50

In this video, we take you inside our testing process, where our starter generator is put through its paces from zero to 50,000 RPM. By using a third-party motor generator as a load, we can thoroughly evaluate the electrical hardware, advanced power electronics, and control algorithms.

Starter Generator Testing Begins at PC1

Stay up to date with the latest HX50 Monthly Update & AMA, streamed live on October 16, 2024 from the new Hill Helicopters Production Centre One.

HX50 Monthly Update & AMA - October 16, 2024

“Finding Hill” is the intimate adventure story documenting the personal journey of Clint Pulver as he returns to the world of aviation to become a pilot of his own Hill HX50.

FINDING HILL EPISODE 5 | THE FIRST HILL HX50 ARRIVES IN AMERICA

Join us for an exciting update on the GT50 engine testing progress! Over the past month, we've achieved significant milestones, starting with the successful testing of the combustion efficiency.

GT50 Combustion Efficiency and System Updates

An update on the exciting progress on our customer reception area, designed to provide a welcoming space for visitors and customers. 

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HX50 Monthly Update & AMA - February 27

Reshaping Helicopter Design

HangarX Studios Interview with Jason Hill

HX50 Firewall

Recap December's HX50 Monthly Update & Ama

Starter Generator and Gearbox Update

HX50 Monthly Update & AMA - December 5, 2024

High-Speed Reduction Gears Ready for Testing

Enhancing Comfort with Redesigned Seats

Recap October's HX50 Monthly Update & Ama

Improvements to Doors & Seats

Skid Optimisation and Firewall Integration

Fuel Nozzles and Module Development

Turbine Blade Casting for GT50

Starter Generator Testing Begins at PC1

HX50 Monthly Update & AMA - October 16, 2024

FINDING HILL EPISODE 5 | THE FIRST HILL HX50 ARRIVES IN AMERICA

GT50 Combustion Efficiency and System Updates

Building a Customer-Centric Facility

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