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Mission SolarStratos – Electric Solar Airplane that Will Fly at 80,000 Feet

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 12:50:09 +0000

The two-seat electric solar airplane Mission SolarStratos aims to break the 80,000 ft (24,400 km) electric flight record by 2020. This airplane has already shown itself when it flew around the globe. However, this goal is even more ambitious. It will have to fly two times higher than the highest commercial jetliner using only sun’s […]

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Full Electric Plane to Connect London And Paris In a Decade

Nicholas Say — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:14:24 +0000

Wright Electric is developing an electric aircraft that they hope will be operational within a decade. It isn’t going to be a replacement for all jets. They plan on flying short distance routes to begin, and their design offers some amazing capabilities. Their jet, called the “Wright One”, is being engineered to fly routes like […]

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VoltAir Electric Airplane Presented At Paris Air Show 2011

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:49:17 +0000

Hybrid and electric cars are just the first step in the electrification of everything that moves us. VoltAir, presented at last week's Paris Air Show, is the next-generation electric airplane that may carry us between continents by 2035.

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Solar Impulse Aircraft to Make the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World

Mike Sandru — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:14:50 +0000

The Solar Impulse aircraft, officially known as HB-SIA, successfully underwent its first engine run up on Friday at an airbase near Zurich in Switzerland. It is designed to make the first solar-powered flight around the world.

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Hydrogenius Electric Airplane Competing for $1.65m NASA Prize

Mike Sandru — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:45:34 +0000

Researchers and designers at the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Aircraft Design (IFB) have announced that they'll begin the construction of a zero-emission electric aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The aircraft, called Hydrogenius will compete in NASA's Green Flight Challenge competition.

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Hybrid Electric Aircraft to Take Off by 2009

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:14:42 +0000

Falx Air Vehicles, from Staffordshire, UK, will release commercially a tilt-rotor hybrid airplane by the end of 2009. The tilt-rotor concept is present in the aviation since the 1950’s, but there haven’t been any breakthroughs in this area yet. Still, Falx puts a 100hp combustion engine on it, a powerful solar array, and an electric […]

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