Airbus puts electric E-Fan trainer into production in Pau
Airbus is to put its two-seat E-Fan powered by electric motors into serial production in Pau, France. Construction on a new plant will start in 2016 and Airbus has set…
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NASA’s 18-prop prototype electric aircraft
How about this for a radical way of powering light aircraft – 18 electric motors, each with its own propeller, mounted very close to the front of the wing? It’s…
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Progress Eagle – airliner of the 2030s and beyond?
It would be easy to dismiss the ideas of Spanish designer Oscar Vinals as futuristic sci-fi nonsense. After all, his airliner designs are pretty wacky compared with what’s flying right…
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Solar Impulse 2 sets off on round-the-world flight
The sunshine-powered Solar Impulse electric aircraft has set off on its round-the-world flight. At 07:12 local time (UTC+4), the four-engine single-seater lifted off from Abu Dhabi airport heading east to…
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US college buys 20 electric Sun Flyer aircraft
A US college is to buy the first 20 all-electric Sun Flyer two-seat training aircraft being developed by Aero Electric Aircraft Corp (AEAC). The Sun Flyer uses on-board solar panels…
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Faradair’s six-seat Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft
Radical. Weird. Futuristic. Brave. But above all, Innovative. Five words that go some way to describing an amazing project from new British company, Faradair Aerospace. The six-seat aircraft is called…
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Pipistrel launches all-electric WATTsUP two-seat training aircraft
Flight training costs could be cut by as much as 70% according to Pipistrel following the successful first flight of its WATTsUP all-electric two-seat aircraft. The Pipistrel WATTsUP will be…
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More power for Evektor’s electric Sportstar EPOS
Czech maker Evektor has increased the power of the electric motor powering its SportStar EPOS aircraft to 75 kW – more powerful than the Rotaz 914 petrol engine which is…
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Solar powered flight takes a huge step closer
Flying around the world in an aircraft burning no fuel, using only the power of the sun’s rays for energy, took a big step closer this week with the maiden…
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Airbus to make electric light aircraft
Airbus has revealed plans to manufacture and sell two-seat training aircraft and four-seat club aircraft, both powered by electric motors. This follows a series of successful flights for the E-Fan…
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