WA electric plane startup halts operations in blow to green aviation
Arlington-based startup Eviation, which in 2022 flew the first flight of its electric airplane at Moses Lake, laid off most ...
Eviation lays off employees and pauses development of electric-powered airplane
Arlington, Wash.-based Eviation Aircraft has laid off most of its employees and paused work on its electric-powered Alice ...
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Ion Powered Airplane: Not Coming To An Airport Near You
However, MIT recently demonstrated an ion-powered airplane. How exciting! An airplane with no moving parts that runs on electricity. Air travel will change forever, right? According to [Real ...
Innovators up work on 'green' hydrogen plane with plans for 9-day trip around Earth
Swiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 ...
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Solar-powered unmanned airplane with lithium-sulfur battery
The airplane engine is powered by solar cells on the 20m-long wings and 9m body. “During the daytime, it flies utilizing a solar cell and battery power as a source of energy and, during the ...
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Electric planes are the future of aviation, but they haven't taken off
Starting in 2015, the solar-powered aircraft spent 16 months flying around the world, except it flew at an average speed of 28 to 34 mph. Solar Impulse 2 is part of a movement in recent years to ...
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Aircraft on Ford-class carriers won't be able to use external fuel tanks
The external drop tanks that are so integral to an aircraft carrier's power projection might not be an option for aircraft on the Navy's newest flattop. A September report from the Navy Air ...
Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth
Swiss aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard is developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen after a much-hyped flight in 2015 ...