Another step towards a cleaner aviation sector. An all-electric passenger plane has just completed a successful flight without emitting any CO2. The feat was achieved on September 27, departing from Paine Field Airport (Washington State, USA). The plane, called “Avoid Aliceand developed by the Israeli company of the same name, reached an altitude of 3,500 feet (about 1,000 meters) before landing eight minutes after takeoff;It is historic. One has to go back to the 1950s to witness such a technological evolution.Gregory Davis, president of Eviation, told CNN. Note that:Alice: not the first commercial electric plane to fly successfully; The feat dates back to 2019 and marks the first flight of a seaplane developed by Harbor Air and American electric motor manufacturer magniX.
Guaranteed flights with zero CO2 emissions
The aircraft is normally designed to seat nine passengers and two pilots. This gem of technology is characterized by: it is propelled by two electric motors powered by a rechargeable battery. In other words, the plane emits no CO2 emissions during flight. The aircraft must be able to fly between 150 and 250 miles (240-400 kilometers) and at a top speed of 250 knots (about 463 km/h). A specially designed version for cargo transport can even carry a load of more than one ton.
With one hour of autonomy of its model and thirty minutes of charging Alice:, Eviation aims to transform air passenger transportation. The company touts the merits of its device, which is much less noisy and supposedly cheaper to fly due to the lack of kerosene. For now, the aircraft is still undergoing a battery of tests to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification by 2025. If this schedule holds, Eviation hopes to present. Alice: in service in 2027 If the project is short-circuited before then.
Source: Le Figaro
