Maiden Flight Of “Largest All-Electric Commercial Aircraft”
Another maiden flight, this time of the “largest all-electric commercial aircraft,” gives hope and proof that zero-emission forms of transport are indeed possible in the skies.
electric aircraft
Elon Musk Expounds On Electric Airplanes & Exceptional Engineers
Elon Musk told the hosts of a Third Row Tesla and HyperChange podcast recently that he has no plans to develop an electric airplane — yet.
Rolls-Royce Claims Its Latest Electric Airplane Battery Has The World’s Highest Energy Density
Rolls-Royce is working to build the fastest single seat electric airplane of all time. To get there, it has to solve an assortment of complex engineering problems.
Electric Aircraft Pilot Training Is Arriving
Quantum Air and OSM Aviation Group just announced an electric aircraft pilot training partnership. OSM Aviation Academy will conduct the Quantum-branded pilot training program according to FAA commercial standards. Electric urban air mobility (UAM) is taking shape one step at a time.
Delta Flight Dumps Fuel On School Children
A Delta flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency fuel dump earlier today. That fuel rained down upon Los Angeles near a school playground. Around 40 people were injured, the AJC reports.
Last CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility News Roundup Of The Year!
Here’s more urban air mobility (UAM) electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) and electric fixed-wing aircraft news for the last week of 2019.
Harbour Air Makes Aviation History With 1st Electric Seaplane Flight — CleanTechnica Interview
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, aviation is not only undergoing its third revolution, with electricity this time, but history was made on Tuesday, December 10, in Vancouver, Canada, when Harbour Air took off in a seaplane using electricity. The maiden electric seaplane flight is a sweet wink at commercial aviation history, which started with seaplanes.
Lilium Jet Accomplishes 3-Minute Test Flight
The Munich-based aviation startup Lilium Jet has been busy and recently released a video of its successful 3-minute test flight on October 1st. Lilium tested controllability with banked turns in transition flight needed before certification and commercialization.
BAE Systems & Jaunt Air Mobility Collaborate on Electric Energy Management Systems for Urban Air…
I met with Yesh Premkumar, Program Manager of Strategic Development Controls & Avionics Solutions at BAE, regarding the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) the company signed with Jaunt Air Mobility. I learned a lot about what BAE has to bring to the electric urban air mobility (UAM) table.
CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility Roundup
Another week, another round of electric air mobility news, urban air mobility (UAM), and more green aviation.
