Biography
Eric Raymond’s career in flying began at an early age with model airplanes. Working with Paul MacCready, he flew the MPA Bionic Bat. Then he was invited to fly Gunther Rochelt’s human powered Musculair 2 and with Rochelt’s help he formulated the concept for the Sunseeker. The Sunseeker went on to break all previous records for solar powered aircraft. Raymond studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and aeronautical engineering at University of California San Diego. From 2003 – 2007 he worked with AeroVironment on classified projects building unmanned aircraft and from 2007 – 2009 he was involved in the Solar Impulse’s project.
Eric was Team Leader for the e-Genius electric aircraft that successfully completed the 2011 Green Flight Challenge. He has since completed the Sunseeker Duo, the first 2-seat solar powered aircraft. He is currently working on a solar-powered 6-seater Transporter aircraft.
