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Alice, the zero emission plane traveled at an altitude of 3500 feet for its eight-minute maiden flight, it is the world’s first all-electric passenger plane.
The feat was accomplished by the Israeli company Eviation Aircraft, which successfully launched the Alice on Tuesday morning from Grant County International Airport in Washington.
This flight is a pioneer in the technology released by Eviation, as mentioned by its president and CEO, Gregory Davis, “We have not seen changes in aircraft propulsion technology since we passed from the piston engine to the turbine engine. It was in the decade of 1950 that completely new technology like this was last seen.”
According to the technical sheet, Alice does not produce carbon emissions, significantly reduces noise and its operation costs a fraction per flight hour compared to light jets or high-end turboprops.
With car-like battery technology electricity or a mobile phone and 30 minutes of charging, the nine-passenger Alice will be able to fly for one hour and a few 440 nautical miles. The aircraft has a maximum cruising speed of 250 knots, or 287 miles per hour.
Alice is available in three variants including a nine-passenger traveller, a sleek and sophisticated six-passenger executive cabin and an eCargo version. All configurations support two crew members. Executive and eCargo cabin variations are identical to the passenger configuration, except for the interior.
The company hopes to use the information gathered during Tuesday’s flight to review the next steps and expects to work on the development of an FAA-certified aircraft until 2025, followed by a year or two of flight testing before Alices could be delivered to customers.
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