At the International Paris Air Show, Israel-based Eviation Aircraft
revealed the first prototype of its all-electric airplane, called the
Alice Commuter, which is claimed to have a range of up to 600 miles at
almost 280mph.
If Eviation can stick to that timeline then the progress in
electronic aviation is nothing short of staggering. Just two years ago,
Icelandic airline Wow Air ran an April Fool's day joke about it
launching an all-electric.
More than just an attractive computer
render and an impressive claimed range, Eviation says it is currently conducting test flights and could work to gain certification from the aviation authorities as soon as 2018. It also hopes to begin work on a commercial version of the aircraft that same year.
The
plane is designed to cruise at 10,000 feet, a third of that of
full-size commercial airliners, and is powered by a 980kWh battery pack,
which is roughly ten times larger than those carried by the most
powerful Tesla cars. The Alice is 12 metres long, has a wingspan of
13.5m and weighs 5,900kg.
SOURCE
SOURCE
No comments:
Post a Comment