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Pipistrel Velis Electro: world’s first type certified electric aircraft

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has certified the Pipistrel Velis Electro, the first type certification worldwide of a fully electric aircraft. The Velis Electro is a two-seater…

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Why we ended the E-Fan X hybrid tech project – Airbus

Grazia Vittadini, Airbus Chief Technology Officer, explains why Airbus and Rolls-Royce have ended the E-Fan X project: “When I first started my career at Airbus, the notion of electric flight…

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GAMA opens for electric and hybrid aircraft

One of the biggest stories in general aviation this summer was the race to be the first modern aircraft to fly across the English Channel powered by electricity. Airbus set…

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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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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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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…