Electric high-altitude flying is still something we haven’t written much about. How about 80,000 feet (24,400 kilometers) in the sky. That’s what the electric solar airplane Mission SolarStratos is all about?
Urban electric air mobility has taken to the skies with fury, so more airports are taking a closer look at the future of electric air mobility. What was once thought of as something that could only happen in 20 years has already been making great strides the past two years. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) believes in the future of electric aviation so much and is so eager to contribute to the cause that it opened its research facility in Marknesse, Netherlands, to help develop the future of electric mobility.
Electric aviation has been a nonstop media affair this past year. It is riding on strong tailwinds from the growth and improvement of the electric car and electric bus industries. Overall, 2018 has been a dominant year in the field of electric mobility, after 2017 and prior years laid the foundation. With regard to air travel and aircraft designs, that means getting closer and closer to commercial viability.
The Sun Flyer 2 is taking its final steps toward the inaugural first flight of its electric two-seat low-wing airplane. After a few successful taxi tests, Bye Aerospace is readying the Sun Flyer 2 to take to the skies.
Chip Yates, an electric vehicle pioneer, intends to try to attain a speed of 250 mph in his record-setting electric plane. In the past, he exceeded 200 mph in that plane, which was the fastest for an electric plane at the time (this was July 2012). Unfortunately, the battery was … [continued]
