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From Hearldnet.com
ARLINGTON — Eviation Aircraft, an electric airplane builder with engineering facilities in Arlington, expects to test fly its first all-electric airplane later this year.
Last week the company unveiled its design for the production version of Alice, the firm's all-electric, nine-passenger, two-crew airplane, which has has a targeted range of 500 miles.
It costs about $300 to $400 an hour to operate a commuter airplane using standard aviation fuel. By comparison, the cost to operate an electric plane is about $20 an hour, Ganzarski said.
The plane's fly-by-wire system is made by Honeywell and the battery system is made from currently available battery cells and does not rely on future technology, Eviation said.
ARLINGTON — Eviation Aircraft, an electric airplane builder with engineering facilities in Arlington, expects to test fly its first all-electric airplane later this year.
Last week the company unveiled its design for the production version of Alice, the firm's all-electric, nine-passenger, two-crew airplane, which has has a targeted range of 500 miles.
It costs about $300 to $400 an hour to operate a commuter airplane using standard aviation fuel. By comparison, the cost to operate an electric plane is about $20 an hour, Ganzarski said.
The plane's fly-by-wire system is made by Honeywell and the battery system is made from currently available battery cells and does not rely on future technology, Eviation said.
