The Third Angle
Best Business Podcast (Gold), British Podcast Awards 2023
How do you build a fully electric motorcycle with no compromises on performance? How can we truly experience what the virtual world feels like? What does it take to design the first commercially available flying car? And how do you build a lightsaber? These are some of the questions this podcast answers as we share the moments where digital transforms physical, and meet the brilliant minds behind some of the most innovative products around the world - each powered by PTC technology.
The Third Angle
H55: The Spark Behind Sustainable Electric-Powered Flight
H55 is a Swiss company pioneering electric propulsion systems for aircraft, from energy storage to battery management. Founded in 2017, they operate across Switzerland, Canada, and France. With roots in the groundbreaking Solar Impulse project, H55’s technology promises to help to decarbonize air transport. H55’s vision is for a cleaner, quieter, more efficient aviation industry.
We head inside H55’s headquarters in Sion, Switzerland with co-founder Gregory Blatt. He tells us more about their B23 aircraft, a two-seater training aircraft powered by electric propulsion. Gregory also explains how PTC’s Codebeamer software allows H55 to ensure compliance and scalability.
Find out more about H55 here.
Find out more about Codebeamer here.
Your host is Paul Haimes from industrial software company PTC.
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This is an 18Sixty production for PTC. Executive producer is Jacqui Cook. Location recording by Giles Pitts. Sound design and editing by Clarissa Maycock. Music by Rowan Bishop.
