NEW YORK - The world's first all-electric passenger aircraft is preparing to take flight. The Alice, a plane developed by Israeli company Eviation, went through engine testing last week at Arlington Municipal Airport north of Seattle. According to Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay, the Alice is just weeks away from its first flight, Jennifer Korn reports for CNN Business. Continue reading original article.
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1 Feb. 2022 - Eviation is working with include Honeywell (flight-by-wire systems), Siemens (EPUs), Hartzell (propellers), magniX (EPUs) and Magnaghi Aeronautica (LG), to get Alice off the ground.
The aircraft is targeting "middle mile" commuter routes. Eviation claims the airplane is capable of flying with nine passengers at 240 knots and a range of up to 650 miles
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