Liaoning: First Electric Airplane

 

The RX1E, China's first self-developed electric airplane, recently made its debut at the Faku Flight International Conference held in the provincial capital Shenyang. Liaoning General Aviation Institute, its designer, said the two-seat light sport aircraft can reach a top cruising speed of 150 kilometers an hour and fly for 40 minutes after a 90-minute full charge.

(Source: China Daily)

2013-10-21