In 2002, Martin Stucki, a mechanical engineer and commercial helicopter pilot, initiated design work on what would eventually become the basis for the SKYe SH09 [REF].
By 2009, sufficient financing had been secured from investors, which allowed for the SH09 to be formally launched that year; accordingly, the helicopter was given the designation SKYe SH09 in reference to the year that development on the project officially commenced [REF].